Bitcoin Price Drops as Turkey Bans Crypto Payments Amid Currency Crisis
Turkey's crypto ban sets a bad precedent for other countries mulling similar moves.
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Apr 16, 2021 at 10:56 a.m. UTC
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Turkey to Ban the Use of Crypto for Payments; Bitcoin Falls
The measure, to go into effect April 30, comes as the use of crypto had risen due to a plunge in the price of the lira.
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Apr 16, 2021 at 8:52 a.m. UTC
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Why Is Crypto Booming in Turkey?
The Turkish lira’s instability and recent plummet may not be the only thing making crypto thrive: a lack of regulations makes Turkey a very crypto-friendly nation. “The Hash”...
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Mar 25, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. UTC
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McLaren Partners With Turkish Crypto Firm to Launch Formula 1 Fan Token
The McLaren token will be issued in the coming months on Bitci.com's native blockchain.
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Mar 24, 2021 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Is Not Regulated in Turkey, and It’s Thriving
Central bank instability tends to attract people to cryptocurrency. As the lira dropped on Monday, internet searches about cryptocurrencies spiked.
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Mar 24, 2021 at 6:26 p.m. UTC
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Turkish Lira Tumbles as Erdogan Axes Turkey’s Central Bank Chief
Turkish President Recep Erdogan fired the head of the country’s central bank. In the wake of the lira’s tumble, internet searches for “bitcoin” in Turkey have skyrocketed. “Th...
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Mar 22, 2021 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Searches Spike in Turkey as Central Bank Chief Fired, Lira Plummets
Turks might be looking for bitcoin as a potential store of value against further currency weakening or as a hedge against inflation.
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Mar 22, 2021 at 12:22 p.m. UTC
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Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor
Naci Ağbal's comments would place Turkey on the fast track to central bank digital currency.
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Dec 26, 2020 at 1:38 a.m. UTC
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Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?
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Oct 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
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Paxful, Turkey-Based BiLira, Cointral to Expand Crypto Offerings in Eastern Europe
Paxful said the partnerships will allow users to trade bitcoin and tether using a lira-backed stablecoin.
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Oct 12, 2020 at 9:24 p.m. UTC
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