Tanzeel Akhtar

Tanzeel Akhtar has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes Africa, Financial Times, The Street, Citywire, Investing.com, Euromoney, Yahoo! Finance, Benzinga, Kitco News, African Business Magazine, Hedge Week, Campden Family Office, Modern Investor, Spear's Wealth Management Magazine, Global Investor, ETF.com, ETF Stream, CIO UK, Funds Global Asia, Portfolio Institutional, Interactive Investor, Bitcoin Magazine, CryptoNews.com, Bitcoin.com, The Local, The Next Web, Mining Journal, Money Marketing, Marketing Week and more. Tanzeel trained as a foreign correspondent at the University of Helsinki, Finland and newspaper journalist at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She holds a BA (Honours) in English Literature from the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and completed a semester abroad as an ERASMUS student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She is NCTJ Qualified - Media Law, Public Administration and passed the Shorthand 100WPM with distinction. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

Tanzeel Akhtar

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Finance

FBI Warns of Scams Using Crypto ATMs and QR Codes

The U.S. law enforcement agency says there has been an increase in scammers directing victims to use physical crypto ATMs and QR codes to complete transactions.

Crypto ATM Installations Increased Over 70% Globally This Year

Finance

Value Secured by Chainlink Data Soars 10-Fold in Less Than a Year

The value of smart contracts dependent on data from Chainlink’s oracle networks has climbed to $75 billion.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Finance

MetaMask, Phantom Wallet Users Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam: Report

The scam campaigns, which imitated popular crypto wallet websites like Metamask, have resulted in losses of at least $500,000.

Teen Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Crypto Phishing Scheme

Finance

CryptoCompare Gets FCA Authorization to Operate as Benchmark Administrator

The London-based company provides data and benchmarks for digital assets based on market research and methodologies.

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Finance

Tron Foundation, APENFT Launch $100M Fund for NFT Projects

The fund will offer artists support and guidance as well as advice on copyright protection and other legal aspects.

USDC on Tron Blockchain Surpasses $100M 2 Days After Public Unveiling

Finance

Celsius Acquiring Israeli Cybersecurity Company GK8 for $115M

GK8 was founded by Lior Lamesh and Shahar Shamai, who have worked as cybersecurity experts at the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel.

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Finance

CME to Launch Micro ETH Futures on Dec. 6

The Micro Ether Futures will be cash-settled and based on the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate.

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

FTX US Hires Former CFTC Commissioner as Head of Policy and Regulation

Mark Wetjen will be responsible for the exchange’s communications with U.S. regulatory and legislative bodies such as the CFTC and the SEC.

Former CFTC acting Chairman and LedgerX board member Mark Wetjen will build out Miami International Holdings' digital asset strategy, including crypto futures for the Miami International Asset Exchange. (Image via CFTC)

Finance

NFT Platform OneOf Signs 3-Year Deal With Grammys

OneOf will release NFTs on the Tezos blockchain for the 64th, 65th and 66th annual Grammy Awards.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Trevor Noah speaks onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Finance

Huobi Launches Its NFT Marketplace Trial

Huobi said the launch of the Huobi NFT marketplace is a “key milestone” in the expansion of its plans for the metaverse.

Will More Institutional Exchanges Follow on Huobi's Heels?