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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A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Planning for Better Breed of DOGE: Dogecoin Foundation Lays Out First-Ever Road Map
It’s the first-ever road map released by the foundation in its eight-year history and explores eight new projects, including the launch of LibDogecoin and GigaWallet.
A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
A glimpse into SPACE. (SPACE)
Dapper, CoinFund Back ‘SPACE’ Metaverse Play With $7M Raise
The project wants to become “the economic backbone of the metaverse.”
A glimpse into SPACE. (SPACE)
Deutsche Boerse. (Wikimedia Commons)
Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Lists Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Note on Deutsche Boerse
The note is physically backed by bitcoin kept in cold storage and will trade in euros.
Deutsche Boerse. (Wikimedia Commons)
Jack Dorsey (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey Backs Bitcoin as Dollar’s Replacement but Questions Web 3
The Twitter and Block co-founder is a supporter of crypto, but not so keen on how Web 3 is being funded.
Jack Dorsey (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
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Figment Reaches Unicorn Status With $110M Series C
The funding round was led by Thoma Bravo, and also included Binance, Mirae Asset, ParaFi Capital, Bitstamp and Franklin Templeton.
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Kraken exchange co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell (Kraken)
Kraken Ventures Raises $65M for Early-Stage Crypto Fund
The fund will invest in financial infrastructure, Web 3, DeFi, artificial intelligence and machine learning startups.
Kraken exchange co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell (Kraken)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Am exterior view of H&R Block as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 24, 2020 in New York City. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Tax Preparer H&R Block Sues Block Over Rebranding From Square
The Jack Dorsey-run payments giant is infringing on the accounting firm’s family of trademarks, H&R Block claims.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Am exterior view of H&R Block as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 24, 2020 in New York City. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
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Russian Central Bank Seeks Ban on Crypto Investment: Report
The central bank is looking at a complete ban on future crypto investments in the country.
Bank of Russia (Shutterstock)
NEW YORK - JUNE 10:  Traffic flows up York Avenue past Sotheby's June 10, 2004 in New York City. Property from the estate of the late actress Katharine Hepburn is being offered at auction and sales are expected to exceed $1 million. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
Sotheby’s NFT Sales Reach $100M in 2021
The auction house said in a report that it has seen an overall “rebound” in sales as clients respond to a seamless digital and physical experience.
NEW YORK - JUNE 10:  Traffic flows up York Avenue past Sotheby's June 10, 2004 in New York City. Property from the estate of the late actress Katharine Hepburn is being offered at auction and sales are expected to exceed $1 million. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
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FTX Strikes Sponsorship Deal With NBA’s Golden State Warriors
The deal is a multiyear agreement worth about $10 million, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter.
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