TURKEY CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Cryptocurrencies trading and mining in Turkey

epa09284848 Photographer Sinan Arslan, keeps track of his cryptocurrencies as he works in Istanbul, Turkey, 26 May 2021 (Issued 19 June 2021). Cryptocurrencies trade is too prevalent among young people in Turkey. According to data, there are estimated 5 million active cryptocurrency traders in Turkey. This popularity has also spawned some fraud cases. Owner of Thodex market which have had about 400,000 users of a Turkish crypto exchange, left the country, with users' millions of dollars. However, with the constant depreciation of the Turkish lira, the cryptocurrency market is still very attractive for Turks. Sadik Sahin, owner of a cybercafe in Ankara, had to close his business in March 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions and now uses his computers for mining bitcoins, a cryptocurrency which is very popular in Turkey as an alternative to gold or foreign currencies to protect savings against the strong inflation of the Turkish lira. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN

☞ 물에 빠진 새끼 사슴 구해줬더니…다음날 놀라운 일이

☞ 마이크로닷 "부모님 출소 후 뉴질랜드로 추방…평생 반성"

☞ 사흘 내내 서있는 벌선 네살배기 숨져…앉지도 쉬지도 못해

☞ 20년 만에 만난 '전원일기 2021'…뚜껑 열고 보니

☞ 정용진 먹었다는 한 점 1만원 '붉바리' 회…자세히 보니

☞ 접촉사고 처리로 회사와 갈등 빚던 버스기사 숨진 채 발견

☞ 양치하다 피 났다고 119 부르고 응급실서 만취 소란까지

☞ "'청소녀'는 청소년이 아닌 건가요."

☞ 아이즈원 재결합?…CJ ENM "가능성 열어두고 대화 중"

☞ 강릉 아파트서 남녀 3명·반려견 1마리 떨어져 숨져

▶연합뉴스 앱 지금 바로 다운받기~

<저작권자(c) 연합뉴스, 무단 전재-재배포 금지>