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The two fastest growing regions in the category of crypto use and adoption include North Africa and the Middle East. Both areas – between July 2021 and June 2022 – accounted for about nine percent of the world’s crypto transactions according to a report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. Chainalysis Shows the Mena Region as the Top Crypto Performer Both the Middle East and North Africa make up what’s known as the Mena region, and during the allotted period, that...

The Turkish authorities reportedly detected an illicit betting organization that used cryptocurrencies to launder crime funds. Following the investigation, law enforcement agents arrested 46 individuals involved in the scheme and confiscated $40 million worth of digital assets. ‘This Is Just the Beginning’ According to a local coverage, the Turkish police have detained the suspects across various regions in the country, including the capital Ankara, Kayseri, Van, Yozgat, and...

Faruk Fatih Ozer – the alleged founder of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex – has been arrested in the European nation of Albania and is now on the verge of being sent back to Turkey where he will face trial for reportedly making off with all the digital assets invested by his company’s clients. The Founder of Thodex Is Heading Back to Turkey Crypto crime involving exchanges has become a big deal in recent years given how unregulated the digital currency space truly...

The Albanian authorities arrested Faruk Fatih Ozer – the CEO of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex – in the city of Elbasan. Last year, the platform ceased trading and withdrawals, while the 28-year-old executive was rumored to have left Turkey with $2 billion in users’ funds. Despite not managing to detect Ozer’s whereabouts, Turkish law enforcement agents jailed six other individuals connected to the fraud. Two of those were the brother and the sister of the CEO....

The Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform became an official sponsor of the Turkish soccer club Galatasaray. The latter will feature the company as its crypto partner on multiple platforms and media assets. Bitget Attracted Another Soccer Team The most successful soccer club in Turkey – Galatasaray – inked a sponsorship agreement with Bitget for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. The platform will also serve as an official cryptocurrency partner of Galatasaray’s...

Turkey – in the middle of its currency crisis – appears to be taking advice from and meeting with the most unlikely contender: El Salvador. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently met with Nayib Bukele as the country experiences one of the worst national currency crises in its long history. Could Turkey be the next big nation to declare bitcoin legal tender, and what will it learn from utilizing crypto? Will Turkey Be the Next Country to Declare BTC Money? The...

Santa Claus could be granting the wishes of Turkish cryptocurrency enthusiasts as the country embarks on a revolutionary change in its cryptocurrency policy. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said today in a press conference that he expected the nation to make a leap forward with a new economic model, and as a first step, he would touch the crypto industry by creating a law to promote their legal use in the country. Turkey President Talks of a New Economic Model The...

Bitcoin is soaring against the Turkish Lira – but not due to increased demand. Rather, low-interest rates are causing the nation’s currency to rapidly decline, lowering its value against Bitcoin, dollars, and other currencies/ assets. The Turkish Lira Tumbles As reported by Reuters, the Lira dropped by another 5.6% against the dollar on Thursday. This followed a 100 basis point policy rate cut from the nation’s central bank on the same day. Since September, the currency has...

The Turkish lira – Turkey’s national currency – has been in a state of freefall for the last three months and has lost around 35% of its value against the US dollar. This has been the result of the President’s somewhat controversial policies and decisions, the latest of which led to a 15% daily drop against USD. In September, President Recep Erdogan also declared war on bitcoin, aiming to pave the way for implementing the digital lira. Since then, Turkey has suffered...

Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance – Şakir Ercan Gül – revealed that the officials have completed the draft bill with the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and will present it to the Parliament in October 2021. He opined that the Asian country needs to learn from Western Europe and the USA but should implement stricter rules. The Crypto Bill Is Ready According to a recent report, the Turkish Deputy Minister of Finance – Şakir Ercan Gül – stated that the...