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Cryptocurrency information about Turkey
How many crypto owners in Turkey?
It is estimated that over 2.4 million people, 2.94% of Turkey’s total population, currently own cryptocurrency.(1)
What is the nature of Crypto like in Turkey?
The Turkish lira crisis involving dollar-denominated debt that took place last summer greatly devalued many Turkish families’ life savings. They also saw their pensions and investments significantly affected. We may not be talking about the likes of Venezuela, but the lira did lose 20% of its value from one day to the next on August 10. Erdogan’s Turkey may be creating the perfect storm for cryptocurrencies. With a dwindling economy and devalued national currency, it’s hardly surprising that Turkey takes the lead in cryptocurrency ownership. In fact, the anonymous co-owner of Bitcoin.org tweeted about the huge surge in traffic from Turkish investors in August, saying this is how Bitcoin takes over the world.(1)
Crypto ownership in Turkey by Gender:
Crypto’s rising popularity in Turkey
- Coindesk: Turkey Adds Crypto Trading Platforms to List of Firms Covered by AML – May 2021
Turkey added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of firms covered by anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing regulations, a day after the country’s ban on the use of crypto for payments went into effect. - CNA: Turkey probes second crypto exchange as market implodes – April 2021
Turkey on Saturday (Apr 24) detained the chief of one of the country’s biggest cryptocurrency firms after launching a manhunt for the founder of another exchange who fled to Albania. The Turkish crypto boom threatens to go bust quickly as companies fold and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government prepares to rein in the unregulated digital currency market. - TRTWORLD: Why are cryptocurrencies booming in Turkey? – April 2021
Cryptocurrency’s protection against inflation has been one of key drivers behind its popularity with the Turkish public. As governments and central banks around the world attempted to counter the devastating economic damage wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic by opening the stimulus taps to gush out trillions, it left many worried about the devaluation of their currencies.
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