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by acdha 1431 days ago
The big question there is whether or not their government allows businesses to operate outside of their control. I doubt many Turks would risk jail time by using a system which provides their government with a full transaction history, especially given the volatility - if you converted lira into Bitcoin a year ago, you’d be about even with not doing anything. If you bought 6 months ago, you’d have 50% losses.