BTCTurk News

Criminals tried to sell users’ names, ID numbers, emails and addresses on internet forums.

BTCTurk, a Turkish Bitcoin exchange which launched in July 2013, has terminated its operations in Turkey after local banks closed the main accounts of the company without prior notice.

With Turkey residents losing a convenient option for sending and receiving payments online, the country’s online payment sector is gradually yielding to a free control market with the uptake in Bitcoin use.