As Turkey prepares to create its own state-issued digital asset, the CEO of leading crypto exchange Binance has praised the nation’s demand for and interest in cryptocurrency. Changpeng Zhao said Turkey is giving itself “the chance to lead financial technology developments.” The news comes shortly after Binance announced a new fiat-to-crypto gateway for Turkish lira.…
Turkey’s fiat currency, the Lira (TRY), is in serious trouble – especially against Bitcoin – with consumer price inflation reaching an alarming 16% in March of this year. In January of 2008, the Lira traded at near-parity with the US Dollar but is currently near its all time low of 8.5 TRY to the USD.…