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ForkLog 13 01.11.2023

Turkish finance minister signals tighter crypto oversight

Turkey will develop crypto-asset regulations to have FATF remove the country from the grey list. Reuters reports, citing Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek.

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ForkLog 38 08.09.2023

Former Thodex chief sentenced to 11,196 years in prison

A court in Turkey has concluded proceedings against the founder and former CEO of the Thodex cryptocurrency exchange, Faruk Fatih Özer, and his sister and brother.

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ForkLog 19 11.06.2023

Michael Saylor says Bitcoin is the best solution amid devaluation

Former MicroStrategy head Michael Saylor sees Bitcoin as a solution for Turkey amid a devaluing national currency.

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ForkLog 20 08.05.2023

OKX to open Turkey office

The cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced plans to open an office in Turkey in the coming months.

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ForkLog 21 21.04.2023

Former head of Thodex cryptocurrency exchange extradited to Turkey

Albanian authorities handed over to Turkish law enforcement the founder and former CEO of the Thodex cryptocurrency exchange, Faruk Fatih Özer. Anadolu Agency reports.

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ForkLog 18 21.03.2023

Turkish crypto exchange Metatime raises $11 million in seed funding

Not-yet-launched Turkish crypto exchange Metatime has raised $11 million in seed funding.

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ForkLog 13 12.02.2023

Vitalik Buterin donates 99 ETH to Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin sent 99 ETH (~$152,000 at the rate at the time of writing) to the address of the non-profit Ahbap, which is collecting funds to aid those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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ForkLog 18 07.02.2023

Major bitcoin exchanges pledge aid to earthquake-hit Turkey

Cryptocurrency firms and digital-asset exchanges pledged aid to Turkey after the devastating earthquake. Bitget has already allocated 1 million Turkish lira (~$53,000) for the affected.

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ForkLog 10 30.12.2022

Turkish central bank completes first phase of CBDC testing

The Central Bank of Turkey announced the completion of the first phase of testing of the national digital currency (CBDC).

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ForkLog 19 25.11.2022

Turkish regulator seizes Sam Bankman-Fried’s assets

The Turkish MASAK has opened an investigation into the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, on suspicion of fraud.

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ForkLog 17 11.11.2022

Japan regulator orders local FTX unit to suspend operations

The Japanese Financial Services Agency ordered the local unit of the FTX exchange to suspend operations and switch to close-only mode (users can close positions, but cannot open new ones).

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ForkLog 14 09.11.2022

Russia and Turkey to launch joint drive against criminal Bitcoin payments

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office and the Turkish Ministry of Justice signed a two-year cooperation program envisaging the fight against the criminal use of cryptocurrencies.

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