Building the Future by Binance TR at Webrazzi Fintech 2025
On December 10, 2025, at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Levent, Webrazzi Fintech 2025 hosted, alongside its main stage, a dedicated arena for the blockchain ecosystem: Building the Future by Binance TR. On this stage, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined the people shaping the future of blockchain and crypto to assess the legal implications of […]
Fintelogy Crypto-Asset Law and Compliance Management Certificate Program
In March 2025, Fintelogy announced its Crypto-Asset Law and Compliance Management Certificate Program, to run from April 19 to June 1, 2025. Our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu was part of the program’s 30+ expert faculty. The central thesis of the program was clear: after Turkey’s crypto-asset regulation entered into force, the compliance-manager profile the […]
OKX Türkiye Live Broadcast — Travel Rule in Turkey
In February 2025, on the OKX Türkiye live broadcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined Ahmet Usta and Elif Hilal Umucu Kara to discuss the Travel Rule recently entering into force in Turkey, in comparison with other jurisdictions. The central thesis of the broadcast was clear: the Travel Rule now in force in Turkey […]
Next Wave by CoinTR at Webrazzi Fintech 2024
On December 11, 2024, at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Levent, Webrazzi Fintech 2024 opened a second stage dedicated for the first time to the crypto and blockchain world: Next Wave by CoinTR. On this special stage, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined leading figures of the crypto industry to share his assessment of where the […]
Istanbul Bar IT Conversations Episode #3 — The Crypto-Asset Bill
On December 3, 2024, in the third episode of “IT Conversations” — the podcast series of the Istanbul Bar Association’s IT Law Commission — our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu covered the Crypto-Asset Bill. The central thesis of the conversation was clear: the Crypto-Asset Bill is laying the foundation of a body of legislation that […]
AIPA Tomorrow Talks 75 — AI and Blockchain
In October 2024, at Mihrabat Park, as part of the AI Policies Association (AIPA)‘s Tomorrow Talks 75 event, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined a panel moderated by Emre Balduk — alongside Ece ILDIR, Alican Elkorek, and Taner Dursun — to discuss the AI–blockchain relationship. The central thesis of the session was clear: the […]
Turkey Crypto Licences Requirements Has Published
The latest updates from the Capital Markets Board of Turkey (SPK) have introduced significant changes for “Crypto Asset Trading Platforms,” signaling a shift in how the crypto industry will operate in Turkey. Minimum Capital Requirements One of the most notable changes is the introduction of a minimum paid-in capital requirement of 50,000,000 TL for Crypto […]
SPK Principle Decisions and Turkey’s Crypto Ecosystem — CoinDesk Türkiye Column
Our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu contributed a column to CoinDesk Türkiye assessing how the Capital Markets Board (SPK)’s principle decisions are reshaping Turkey’s crypto ecosystem. The central thesis of the piece was clear: the secondary regulation and SPK principle decisions issued after the crypto-asset law are redesigning the sector not only at the level […]
Legal Aspects of Web3 Nowadays — DeGameFi Tbilisi Panel
In August 2024, the “Legal Aspects of Web3 Nowadays” panel held at the DeGameFi conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, examined how Web3 law is being shaped today through the perspective of three lawyers operating across different jurisdictions. Our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined the panel as a speaker. The central thesis of the panel was […]
2024 Web3 Legal Trends — Qatar Websummit Workshop
In June 2024, a closed workshop organized and hosted by our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu in Doha as part of the Qatar Websummit brought together leading minds from the blockchain and crypto industries. The workshop offered an in-depth, closed-door discussion on the current and emerging trends across the crypto legal landscape; the agenda was […]