The extent to which governments and central banks can effectively hinder the widespread adoption of Bitcoin is a topic of intense debate in our community.
While we acknowledge that there is no way to prevent this technology from realizing its full potential and fundamentally reshaping the world, the extent to which established powers can delay the inevitable remains to be seen.
Turkey serves as a significant example of how determined adversaries employ effective tactics to distract citizens a
A journey is made of places, of course, but it is also made of people, faces, smiles, personal stories, and tales. The Bitcoin Explorers' adventure in Turkey continues, and we left Istanbul to head south along the Mediterranean coast. Our destination is Izmir, ancient Smyrna, the third most populous city in the country, thanks to its more than 4 million inhabitants. It is also, we are told, the most open, the most secular, and the most progressive.
In the past few weeks, we have met many Turkis
How would we react if inflation in our country were at 60% on an annual basis? How would we navigate our daily lives? What strategies would we employ to protect our families and savings?
This is currently the situation in Turkey, where we are located. Over the next few weeks, as we journey through the country, we will document the story of Bitcoin adoption in the Middle East, focusing on ordinary people who have witnessed the slow collapse of their economy for years.
Though Istanbul has not be
