
Turkey
Turkey central bank turns to local tech sector for CBDC research
Three domestic partners were identified and invited to sign a memorandum of understanding with the bank, whose goal is to...
Turkey finance ministry readies digital currency bill for parliament
The country’s Ministry of Finance has finalized a digital currency bill that it would propose to parliament in October, in...
Turkish exchange BtcTurk admits to 2018 data breach affecting over 500K users
BtcTurk had initially denied the hack, but after hackers started posting some of the data they accessed, the exchange was...
Turkey begins digital currency transactions over $1200
The measures were announced by the Minister of Treasury and Finance Lütfi Elvan, putting the Financial Crimes Investigation Board, or...
Turkey plans central custodian bank following digital currency exchange fraud
Senior government officials in Turkey are considering establishing a centralized authority to tackle counterparty risk in digital currency transactions, after...
Turkey arrests 62 over alleged $2B Thodex exit scam as leader flees country
Thodex exchange is suspected of taking $2 billion from close to 400,000 investors in Turkey, according to reports.