Written by: ( February 7, 2023 )
More than 5,000 people have been killed and thousands more have been injured as a result of the earthquake which struck Turkey on Monday. Now, cryptocurrency exchanges are coming together to offer their support. Crypto companies, including BitMEX, Binance, Bitfinex, Bybit and many others, have also come to aid in the country as countries around […]
Written by: ( August 31, 2022 )
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that its search for the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex is over. Faruk Fatih Ozer is suspected of having fled Turkey along with the assets of his exchange clients and has been arrested in Albania. Turkey issued an international warrant of arrest in April 2021 for Ozer, who fled […]
Written by: ( April 4, 2022 )
21 suspects are wanted for their involvement in a defunct Turkish cryptocurrency exchange. If the prosecution gets its away, the suspects will each be given massive sentences exceeding 40,000 years. For the culprits accused of operating Thodex (a defunct cryptocurrency exchange), prosecutors are seeking sentences up to 40,564 years. According to Demiroren via Bloomberg, the […]
Written by: ( December 27, 2021 )
Binance Turkey, part of the Binance global cryptocurrency exchange company, has been fined eight million lire (nearly $750,000) by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK). The exchange failed an audit of the financial watchdog for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. MASAK, Turkey’s financial intelligence unit, found Binance’s Turkey operations guilty of breaking laws to prevent money […]