Flying under the radar, Turkey is becoming one of the leading adopters of crypto in the world.
Turkey News
Turkey is a southwestern Asian country with a population of 80 million people and an area of 783 thousand kilometers. Turkey is a big and influential developed economy with the 17th largest nominal GDP and has a leading position in exports of such goods as agricultural products, vehicles, construction materials and consumer electronics. The strongest companies in Turkey are mostly from financial, telecommunication and construction industries. The Turkish banking sector is one of the most robust and widespread financial sectors in the Middle East. Bitcoin is not regulated in Turkey. Turkish authorities don’t consider Bitcoin to be a currency or electronic money. However, Bitcoin is pretty popular in Turkey, as both its usage and demand are growing. The Turkish lira-Bitcoin exchange BTCTurk offers the exchange of Bitcoin and foreign currency in the Istanbul airport in Bitcoin ATMs.
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Binance added support for trading Bitcoin, Ether, XRP with Turkish lira via local digital wallet Papara.
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Turkey’s president asks for completed testing of the digital lira by the end of 2020 as local fraudsters rake in 600 BTC among crypto news from Turkey this week...
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by Helen Partz
According to Turkey’s 2020 Annual Presidential Program, digital lira pilots should be finalized by the end of 2020.
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by Joeri Cant
From Cointelegraph Turkey: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Turkey.
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by Joeri Cant
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, will be speaking at the Turkish Capital Markets Summit in November.
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This crypto nation is rising.
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by Helen Partz
Huobi has launched a fiat onramp for the Turkish Lira that will allow users in the country to trade cryptocurrencies on Huobi Global.
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A number of educational institutions are now using blockchain technology to improve services and processes.
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The Turkish government has announced plans to establish a national blockchain infrastructure for public administration applications.
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by Helen Partz
Turkey's Istanbul Clearing, Settlement and Custody Bank announced it has completed its blockchain-based platform for transferring physical gold.
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by Helen Partz
Huobi is expanding into Turkey, the country with the highest reported per capita rate of crypto ownership worldwide.
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Turkish Bahçeşehir University has reportedly opened a blockchain center at Boston's Northeastern University to provide informational support on the technology.
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Istanbul-based telecom company Turkcell has announced a blockchain-powered solution for user identity management.
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