Crypto Takes Another “L” as Turkish Exchange Founder Runs With $2bn in User F...

Crypto Takes Another “L” as Turkish Exchange Founder Runs With $2bn in User F...

Faruk Fatih Ozer, the founder of the Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, is reportedly on the run with billions of dollars of users’ funds. Reports claim the exchange website shut down on Wednesday, with a message saying trading was suspended due to an “unspecified outside investment.” Many Turks had turned to crypto as a lifeline following […]


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