While Official Figures Claim Turkey’s Inflation Rate Is 85%, Third-Party Stats Say It’s Closer to 200%

Inflation has skyrocketed in Turkey as official figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (Tüik) show the country’s inflation rate topped 85.5% year-on-year. The inflation rate in Turkey has risen for 17 consecutive months and last month it reached a 24-year high. Turkey’s Interest Rate Remains Low, While Inflation Runs Rampant Turkey, the transcontinental country located … Read more

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Experience a ‘Gigantic Price Increase’

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, believes that it’s just a matter of time before bitcoin sees a “gigantic price increase.” Bukele stressed on Twitter that bitcoin is extremely scarce and there’s not enough bitcoin in the world for all today’s millionaires. Salvadoran President Says Best Time to Buy Bitcoin ‘Is When the Price Is Down’ … Read more

Turkey’s Inflation Jumps to 36%, Lira’s Value Plummets, Citizens Flock to Stablecoins

The Republic of Turkey’s economy and the country’s native fiat currency the Turkish lira continue to experience turmoil as inflation has risen to 36%. Since this time last year, the lira has lost 44% of its value against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the use of stablecoins in Turkey has skyrocketed and today, 28.96% of all … Read more