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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...

Kais Mohammad – a resident of Orange County – will spend the next 24 months in federal prison for operating an illegal BTC ATM service. The US officials said that the man processed up to $25 million with some of it on behalf of criminal suspects. Behind Bars In 2020 Kais Mohammad, also known as ”Superman29”, pleaded guilty to the charges against him of operating unauthorized money transmitting business, money laundering, and failing to maintain an effective anti-money...

The CEO of MicroStrategy – Michael Saylor – outlined that the leading digital asset Bitcoin has no existential threats. According to him, the cryptocurrency will dominate the 21st century as a store of value. The Future For BTC Michael Saylor expressed his opinion about the primary cryptocurrency Bitcoin on a YouTube interview for Kitco News today (May 6th). He gave a very optimistic forecast regarding the future of the digital asset, saying that it does not face any...

Following a trial against the recently arrested suspects connected to the infamous Thodex crypto exchange, a Turkish court has sent six people to jail. The brother and the sister of the company’s CEO, who reportedly escaped with $2 billion of users’ funds, were among them. Actual Jail for Six Suspects The $2 billion crypto scandal in Turkey has become one of the hottest topics in the country recently. According to authorities, the CEO of the local crypto exchange Thodex has...

If we thought bitcoin was doing poorly before, we are having to redefine our ideas. It looks like the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen below the $50,000 mark and at the time of writing, is trading for just over $49,000. Bitcoin Is Suffering Harder Than It Has in a While This marks a $5,000 drop for the asset in just the past 24 hours and a fall of more than $15,000 for the currency over the past two weeks. The currency appears to be dipping...

Bitcoin has become increasingly popular in Turkey. The number of Google queries for the primary cryptocurrency has gone through the roof following the latest developments coming from the country, including a ban on using cryptocurrencies as payment instruments. Turks Love Bitcoin Cryptocurrency-related activities have been on the rise within Turkey in the past several weeks or so. CryptoPotato reported previously that the nation would ban the usage of digital assets as...

Shortly after launching an investigation against Turkey’s notorious crypto exchange, Thodex, the local police have apprehended 62 people in connection to the company. At the same time, reports claimed that the founder and CEO of the exchange has vowed to refund users and return to Turkey to face justice. 62 People Arrested in Turkey CryptoPotato reported yesterday the developments coming from Turkey in which the third-largest crypto exchange had closed its doors earlier in...

Nearly 400,000 users of a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange were left out of their accounts without being able to withdraw their funds. The platform’s website has been down for several days, while reports suggest its CEO has already fled the country with up to $2 billion. Turkish Exchange Does a Rug Pull? Bloomberg reported yesterday that Thodex, a Turkey-based crypto exchange, has ceased trading, citing an “unspecified partnership transaction.” The founded in 2017 trading...