{"id":188669,"date":"2021-04-28T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=188669"},"modified":"2021-04-28T16:40:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:40:28","slug":"turkey-considers-crypto-regulation-following-the-collapse-of-two-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/turkey-considers-crypto-regulation-following-the-collapse-of-two-exchanges\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey considers crypto regulation following the collapse of two exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkish authorities are planning to start regulating the cryptocurrency space in the country after two local crypto exchanges allegedly conducted an \u201cexit scam\u201d within a week, as per a report on business news outlet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-04-27\/turkey-cryptocurrency-exchange-bust-spurs-move-for-regulation\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CryptoSlate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> previously reported, major Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, which held at least $2 billion worth of its users\u2019 crypto in custody, has abruptly stopped all operations last Wednesday. Local police officers later <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/62-detained-in-turkey-a-day-after-after-alleged-2-billion-crypto-exit-scam\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">detained 62 people across eight provinces<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in connection to an ongoing investigation while the exchange\u2019s CEO reportedly fled the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, four employees of Vebitcoin, another Turkish crypto exchange, were also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/turkey-arrests-four-cryptocurrency-platform-vebitcoin-over-fraud-2021-04-26\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arrested on Monday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The platform has similarly stopped all activities last week, citing financial problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Risk mitigation<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the collapse of two crypto-focused platforms at once, the Turkish government is now reportedly planning to establish a central custodian bank to mitigate \u201ccounterparty risk,\u201d a senior official told the outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, local authorities also consider introducing a capital threshold for crypto exchanges as well as stricter educational requirements for executives at such platforms. Notably, Faruk Fatih Ozer, 27-year-old CEO of Thodex, last week admitted in a letter to customers that he is a high school dropout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, new crypto-focused regulatory guidelines are reportedly being discussed by the Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry, the Capital Markets Board, and the Financial Crimes Investigation Board.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Crypto is booming in Turkey<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the popularity of cryptocurrencies continues to grow in Turkey. Just last month, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-google-searches-spike-5x-in-turkey-while-the-lira-falls-15\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google searches for Bitcoin skyrocketed by 566%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country as the Turkish Lira plummeted by 15%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe authorities will be left with two choices, either it pledges to use interest rates to stabilize markets, or it imposes capital controls. Given the increasingly authoritarian approach that President Erdogan has taken, capital controls are looking like the most likely choice,\u201d said Per Hammarlund, senior strategist at SEB Research, at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the current financial uncertainty in Turkey, it is hardly surprising that local residents are flocking to cryptocurrencies in an attempt to protect their funds. 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