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WSJ.COM – The Boom in Crypto ETFs Has a Downside for Investors

A boom in cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds has given investors more ways to buy digital assets over the past 2½ years. But more isn’t always better. The problem for investors is that many of these new funds carry higher fees, as well as the risk of closure for funds that don’t gain traction.

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The Node – Iced Coffee and Invisible Dollars: Inside Vietnam’s Stablecoin Economy

Vietnam officially bans cryptocurrency as payment, yet a quarter-million-dollar stablecoin transaction unfolds in a café on an ordinary March morning. This investigation reveals the paradox of a Communist state championing digital transformation while a thriving shadow financial system operates in plain sight. Through on-the-ground reporting across Vietnamese cities, the piece exposes how a cashless, tech-savvy population navigates the gap between official policy and economic reality.

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WSJ.COM – More Middle-Income Americans Are Trying to Make a New Life Overseas

Amid rising costs and increased workplace flexibility, more middle-income Americans are exploring living options that were once seen as the exclusive domain of the ultra-wealthy: residency abroad.

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Bloomberg

Covered Crypto for Bloomberg News full-time based in London between March 2022 – October 2023. My articles can be found here.

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CoinDesk

Covered Crypto at CoinDesk full-time based out of Europe between December 2020 – March 2022. My articles can be found here.

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Market Intelligence

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Fundweb

To read my investment articles for Fundweb, click here. To view articles below – click to enlarge.

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Mining Journal

Mining Journal by Tanzeel Akhtar

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Total, ExxonMobil sign agreement to search for shale gas in Poland

ICIS: Total, ExxonMobil sign agreement to search for shale gas in Poland by Tanzeel Akhtar

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Mining Journal

Mining Journal

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Forbes

Forbes

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Gender Gulf – Spear’s WM

Gender Gulf – Spear’s WM

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Gateway to Africa

Gateway to Africa

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Author Bio

Unknown's avatarTanzeel Akhtar trained as a foreign correspondent at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and in newspaper journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She is NCTJ-qualified in Media Law, Public Administration and Shorthand (100wpm).

Her reporting has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, BBC, CNBC, Forbes, Euromoney and ETF.com, among other international publications covering global markets, digital assets and finance. She has held editorial roles at Bloomberg, CoinDesk and Interactive Investor.

Email: news@tanzeelakhtar.com
X: @Tanzeel_Akhtar
Instagram: @TanzeelAkhtarJournalist

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