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Bitcoin Searches Spike in Turkey as Central Bank Chief Fired, Lira Plummets

Turks might be looking for bitcoin as a potential store of value against further currency weakening or as a hedge against inflation.

Google searches on "Bitcoin" are soaring in Turkey after the president's replacement of the country's top central banker sent the local currency, the lira, plunging.
Google searches on "Bitcoin" are soaring in Turkey after the president's replacement of the country's top central banker sent the local currency, the lira, plunging.