Turkey’s vibrant ecosystem took a hit from the new crypto payments ban, and industry participants speak out on potential implications.
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Turkey to ban cryptocurrency payments Turkey’s central bank is also banning payments providers from offering fiat-to-crypto onramps for cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Turkish finance ministry to study cryptocurrency with local regulators Regulators are taking a hard look at crypto in Turkey, but local experts welcome the oversight.
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How did the Turkish crypto ecosystem survive 2020? Turkey started off strong in crypto and blockchain in 2020 — then the pandemic happened.
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Meet Turkey’s ‘unexpected winners’ of Uniswap’s UNI giveaway Uniswap’s UNI token distribution paid nearly half of the tuition for students who attended one “Crypto 101” course.
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Bittrex lists Turkish stablecoin BiLira The Turkish lira-backed stablecoin BiLira is now open for trading on cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Global.
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A Crypto Exchange Is the Major Sponsor of Turkey's National Soccer Teams BtcTurk joins forces with the Turkish Football Federation on the road to the UEFA European Championship 2021.
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New Data Debunks Reports of Turkey as Leader in Crypto Adoption A new survey shows that Turks may not be trading and using cryptocurrencies as much as previous reports have indicated.
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First Turkish-German Trade Finance Transaction on Distributed Ledger Technology Turkish İşbank and German Commerzbank completed the first blockchain-based trade finance transaction between the two countries.
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OKEx’s Lennix Lai: Passive Income in Crypto Is the New Way to Earn OKEx Director of Financial Markets Lennix Lai explains why crypto is a perfect fit for people who want to earn passive income.
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BitPanda CEO Eric Demuth Says Bitcoin Is Gold 2.0 for Millenials BitPanda CEO Eric Demuth explains why regulations are necessary to avoid a “Wild West” for crypto, and names first stop outside of the EU.
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This Major Turkish Bank Is The Latest Binance Partner for Fiat-to-Crypto Transfers Binance announced a partnership with Turkey’s major bank, and Changpeng Zhao told the details to Cointelegraph.
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Tom Lee’s Five Simple Reasons for a Bitcoin Bull Run in 2020 Fundstrat’s Tom Lee predicts that the Bitcoin price can potentially double this year, giving five solid reasons to back it up.
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Chiliz CEO Alex Dreyfus Explains the Relationship Between Sports and Crypto Alex Dreyfus, CEO of sports blockchain venture Chiliz, explains the relationship between the sports industry and crypto.
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Blockchain.com Is the Latest to Launch a Fiat Gateway for This Pro-Crypto Country Blockchain.com Exchange launches Turkish Lira gateway as Turkey becomes a hot spot for global crypto exchanges.
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Turkish City Developing Crypto and Blockchain Solutions for Public Services The Turkish city of Konya, a major cultural and historical center of the country, is developing its own coin and blockchain ecosystem for public services.
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Huobi Joins Blockchain Turkey Platform to Boost Local Ecosystem Huobi joins Turkey’s leading blockchain initiative to support local cooperation.
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Turkey's University Center to Develop Blockchain Projects on Cornell Prof’s Ava Platform Emin Gün Sirer's AVA Labs partnered with BlockchainIST Center in Turkey.
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Turkey's Financial Watchdog Plans to Regulate Crypto Markets, Report Says Capital Markets Board of Turkey, the country’s securities regulation agency, has plans to step up guidance and oversight of crypto transactions in 2020.
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Turkish Bank’s Blockchain Platform for Digital Gold Transfers Goes Live Turkish Takasbank has launched its BiGA Digital Gold platform to provide banks with a blockchain-based system for digital gold transfers.
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Twitch Users Can Now Tip Streamers With MenaPay Stablecoin Mobile payments service MenaPay announced support for Twitch donations with their MenaCash stablecoin.
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Huobi Scores Ex-Deloitte Audit Exec as New General Manager for Turkey Huobi completes its executive team in Turkey by appointing ex-Deloitte exec Alphan Gogus as the new general manager.
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Binance Crypto Exchange Seeks Staff to Lead Its Efforts in Turkey Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is looking for managerial staff to establish its offices in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Binance’s CZ: This Vibrant Country Is One of the Fastest-Growing Crypto Nations In this Q&A with Cointelegraph, Binance CEO CZ revealed the company’s plans for Turkey, a country he thinks has strong opportunity with crypto.
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Binance Adds Support for Turkish Lira and Bitcoin, XRP, Ether Trading Pairs Binance added support for trading Bitcoin, Ether, XRP with Turkish lira via local digital wallet Papara.
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Turkey Announces Plans for National Blockchain Infrastructure The Turkish government has announced plans to establish a national blockchain infrastructure for public administration applications.