AAX, a top-tier crypto exchange that caters to everyone, has announced its participation as a Featured Sponsor at the Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit 2022, Eurasia’s largest blockchain event of the year, a key meeting place for the world’s top crypto companies and entrepreneurs.
Highlights Of The Blockchain Economy Summit
According to AAX, Headline speakers at the fourth edition of the Blockchain Economy summit are Alex Bornyakov, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the entrepreneur Carl Runefelt, MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor, and many more.
The others joining the speakers’ list happen to be some representatives from AAX, including AAX VP of global marketing aka Head of Research & Strategy, Ben Caselin, Head of Impact Lab Timothy Wong, and Country Director for Turkey Anadolu Aydınlı. Ben Caselin, VP of global marketing and Head of Research & Strategy at AAX.
A representative from AAX made a statement. He said: “Our presence at the Istanbul summit also marks our expansion into Turkiye as one of our target markets. In Turkiye, there is an understanding of Bitcoin and digital assets beyond trading and investing alone. Digital assets, including stablecoins, are a necessity here, and AAX is ready to serve this market beyond the confines of its urban centers to bring the benefits of digital assets to everyone.”
AAX Appointed Anadolu Aydınlı As Its Country Director In Turkey
Turkey is among the communities that are willing to consider the adoption of cryptocurrency. In a recent study by Forrester commissioned, 16% of Turkey’s population, which is approximately 13.6 million people, have access to and own Bitcoin. This fact makes Turkey one of the most significant regions in the world that are driving cryptocurrency adoption forward.
That said, AAX appointed Anadolu Aydınlı, a Turkish-American lawyer with an LLM in Cryptocurrency Arbitration, as the Country Director for AAX operations in Turkey. This role gives Anadolu the responsibility of leading the local team in expanding AAX services in the region.
Anadolu Aydınlı had experience in cryptocurrency as he has previously held roles in other major crypto exchanges like Binance, Bybit, and Glassnode/Accounting. He is also a board and advisory member of multiple fintech projects, as well as a columnist for Karar.
“Everyone has the goal of being as established as they can be in a crucial market like Turkey, but we are taking a step further by expressly focusing on local partnerships, sustainability, and philanthropy,” said Anadolu Aydınlı, Country Director of Turkey at AAX. He added, “We have one of the most crypto-native teams in Turkey right now, with deep exchange and product knowledge to help hyper-accelerate our growth in this market we call home. We are ready to not only continue the journey of digital asset adoption in Turkey but help our users reach their maximum potential via our product.”
AAX Has a Growing Community Presence In Turkey
Even before the Blockchain Economy summit, AAX hosted a successful meetup event in Istanbul on July 26; this meetup resulted in the local crypto community coming together for a panel discussion involving speakers such as Sima Baktas, Founder at CryptoFemale Turkey, Eren Ozkan, Principal & Vice President at Mastercard, and Max Lurya, CEO at EnoughTea, with AAX’s Ben Caselin moderating the discussions at the panel.
