Stablecoin purchases in Turkey amount to 4.3% of GDP, the highest among global economies, according to Chainalysis.
How the Bitcoin Halving Could Affect Network Security
After the block reward drops to 3.125 bitcoins, miners could power down their less efficient machines.
OKX Expands to Turkey as Part of Global Expansion Plan
OKX President Hong Fang says there is a high demand for crypto in the country.
Turkey’s Upcoming Crypto Rules Will Protect Users While Fostering Innovation, Lawmaker Says
Ömer İleri, who oversees Information and Communication Technologies for Turkey’s ruling party, met with representatives of the crypto sector to discuss upcoming regulations.
In Search of Financial Freedom: The Answer Lies With Bitcoin, Not Stablecoins
Turkey Will Conclude Technical Studies for Crypto Legislation Soon: Finance Minister
Under draft proposals, crypto firms will be required to obtain licenses from the country’s capital markets regulator.
Turkey’s Banking Giants Go Big on Crypto as Legislation Looms
This week, two of the country’s largest banks announced crypto initiatives.
Hull City Sponsor Tomya Crypto Exchange Embroiled in Turkey Fraud Scandal
The owner of Tomya was among 25 people detained in Turkey as the country prepares new crypto legislation.
Hull City Sponsor Tomya Crypto Exchange Embroiled in Turkey Fraud Scandal
The owner of Tomya was among 25 people detained in Turkey as the country prepares new crypto legislation.
ZK community aligned with the core Web3 mission: ZkDay Istanbul roundup
The ZkDay Istanbul event offered exposure and networking opportunities to new and upcoming ZK-based projects and entrepreneurs.
Turkey mulls addressing licensing and taxation in new crypto rule
Bora Erdamar from the BlockchainIST Center emphasized that upcoming crypto regulations prioritize specific licensing standards to prevent system abuse.
No CZ, no problem: Binance Blockchain Week showcases Turkish crypto industry
Binance picked the Bosphorus as the backdrop for Binance Blockchain Week, the flagship event in its 2023 calendar.
Turkish Lira becomes top crypto trading pair on Binance in Sept 2023
Turkish Lira accounted for 75% of all fiat volume in early September, which can be tied to the recent influx of crypto investors in the Turkish market.
Turkey aims to shed FATF ‘grey list’ status with new crypto regulations
The Turkish finance minister reportedly stated that crypto assets are the sole outstanding technical compliance matter.
Turkey in “Final Stage” of Bringing Crypto Legislation as Last Step to Get off FATF’s Grey List: Minister
Turkey is in the “final stage” of bringing crypto legislation to its parliament, a last step required for it to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list.
Turkey plans to craft crypto framework in 2024
Crypto asset providers, such as crypto exchanges, will also be given a legal definition.
Binance CMO Hails Istanbul as a Crypto Hub
Rachel Conlan, the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, conducted an interview with Serdar Turan as part of CoinDesk Türkiye’s Exclusive Interview series.
Turkish crypto exchange Thodex CEO gets 11,000-year sentence for $2B scam: Report
The Thodex founder fled the country in 2021 only to be detained in Albania in August 2022 and extradited to Türkiye in April 2023.
11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex
Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of the collapsed Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, his sister Serap Özer and his brother Güven Özer have been sentenced to 11,196 years, 10 months and 15 days in prison.
Lira-Backed TRYB Token Becomes World’s Second-Largest Non-Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin
The market cap of BiLira’s TRYB token has increased more than 300% to $136.10 million, the second-highest among non-U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins.