The Turkish lira (TRY) fell to a record low against the dollar following the surprise arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival and Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
The Turkish lira (TRY) hit a record low against the dollar on Wednesday following the surprising arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rival and Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
The lira currency fell a record of nearly 41% to reach lows of 32.90 per U.S. dollar, marking a 10% slide over the day. The volatility also saw a sharp rise in trading volumes on the bitcoin-lira (BTC/TRY) pair on leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
Imamoglu's Republican People’s Party (CHP) said the arrest was a coup to replace the will of the people. The party was also set to hold a primary election next week, with Imamoglu widely expected to emerge as the presidential candidate.
On Binance, the BTC/TRY pair saw 93 BTC change hands between 7:00 UTC and 8:00 UTC, according to data source TradingView. That's the highest hourly volume in at least a year.
However, when adjusted for the lira's exchange rate, BTC traded at a massive discount to prices on Coinbase (COIN).
It's also possible traders sold BTC/TRY to move money into dollar-linked assets like USDT, the largest stablecoin. CoinDesk has reached out to Binance for a comment on the matter.
Fiat-currency volatility is not new to Turkey and over the years it has galvanized demand for hard assets like gold and alternative assets like stablecoins and cryptocurrencies. The lira has consistently depreciated since at least 2017, when it 3.53 to the dollar.
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