Tanzeel Akhtar

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.

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Looks from Diesel's Fall Winter 2022 Fashion Show. (Diesel)
Popular Denim Brand Diesel to Drop First NFTs on Rarible
The Italian company known for its jeans is the latest fashion brand to debut its own collection of NFTs.
Looks from Diesel's Fall Winter 2022 Fashion Show. (Diesel)
World of Women (World of Women)
World of Women Teams Up With The Sandbox for $25M Inclusivity Push
The new WoW Foundation will use the funding to invest in education and mentorship to increase female participation in Web 3 and the metaverse.
World of Women (World of Women)
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Crypto Exchange-Traded Products Are Blossoming in Europe
Europe is seeing an increase in the number of issuers launching crypto ETPs as more investors are doing due diligence and want to invest in them.
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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Lauren Remington Platt (FTX)
FTX Hires Beauty Entrepreneur Lauren Remington Platt to Target Luxury Partnerships
The crypto exchange said it hopes Platt’s appointment will help it capitalize on the over $300 billion luxury goods market.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Lauren Remington Platt (FTX)
Bitpanda Pro CEO Joshua Barraclough (Bitpanda)
Bitpanda Acquires Crypto Custodian Trustology
The exchange's first acquisition continues a streak of splashy crypto custody deals over the past year.
Bitpanda Pro CEO Joshua Barraclough (Bitpanda)
Concord Chairman Bob Diamond (Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Lehman Brothers Bargain Hunter Bob Diamond Now Paying Up for Crypto
Diamond’s SPAC Concord is now valuing stablecoin issuer Circle at $9 billion, twice the initial valuation.
Concord Chairman Bob Diamond (Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bitpanda co-founders (left to right) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek and Eric Demuth.
Bitpanda Launches Expansion Drive to Add More Cryptos as Demand Increases
In addition to regularly adding new coins, the trading platform will allow project creators to apply for their tokens to be listed.
Bitpanda co-founders (left to right) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek and Eric Demuth.
Cape Town, South Africa (Shutterstock)
Circle Launches ‘Digital Financial Literacy’ Module for Students at Bowie State and Rhodes Universities
The module will be available to students in Maryland and South Africa in the coming months.
Cape Town, South Africa (Shutterstock)
HMRC
UK Tax Regulator Seizes NFTs for First Time as Part of Fraud Investigation
Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud HMRC of $1.8 million.
HMRC
The Polygon team
Polygon Raises $450M From Sequoia Capital India, Galaxy, SoftBank to Support Web 3 Plans
Polygon will use the funding to build Web 3 applications and invest in zero-knowledge technology.
The Polygon team