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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Proof of Learn co-founder Sheila Lirio Marcelo speaks during the 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference while she was CEO and founder of Care.com. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Proof of Learn Raises $15M in Round Led by New Enterprise Associates
The "learn-to-earn" platform will launch its first educational program by the middle of the year.
Proof of Learn co-founder Sheila Lirio Marcelo speaks during the 2016 Milken Institute Global Conference while she was CEO and founder of Care.com. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Simplify Files Application With SEC for Web 3 ETF
The Web 3 ETF would be actively managed by Simplify co-founders Paul Kim and David Berns.
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Fashion Giant Gap Launches Gamified NFTs on Tezos
Gap’s NFT collection is designed by Brandon Sines, the artist behind Frank Ape, and will be built on the Tezos blockchain.
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Torus Rebrands to Web3Auth, Raises $13M to Simplify Crypto Logins
The company will use the funding to support its Web 3 plans for providing non-custodial authentication infrastructure for cryptocurrency wallets.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 29: Ken Griffin participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel  on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
Paradigm, Sequoia to Invest $1.15B in Citadel Securities
The move brings Ken Griffin’s Citadel closer to the world of crypto.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 29: Ken Griffin participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel  on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
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Russia’s Largest Bank Introduces First Blockchain-Focused ETF in the Country
The exchange-traded fund will track the Sber Blockchain Economy Index, which includes crypto asset and mining companies.
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ProShares Files Application With SEC for a Metaverse ETF
The Metaverse Theme ETF will track the performance of the Solactive Metaverse Theme Index.
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Marathon Digital’s ‘Record Purchase’ of Bitcoin Miners Will Cost $879M
The miner said 13,000 machines will be delivered each month from July to December 2022.
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DeFi Portfolio Tracking Firm DeBank Raises $25M in Round Led by Sequoia China
The latest funding brings DeBank’s valuation to $200 million, according to the firm.
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Decentraland, Luxury Marketplace UNXD to Host Metaverse Fashion Week
Decentraland and UNXD are calling on fashionistas to have their virtual collections ready to show in the metaverse.
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