In 2025, Istanbul's inflation rate surged to 37.7%—this number is no joke. The Turkish economy has been under long-term pressure, and in a high inflation environment, local investors' demand for safe-haven assets like the US dollar, stablecoins, and even cryptocurrencies will only grow stronger. When fiat currency depreciates so rapidly, people start looking for other stores of value, which is also why emerging markets continue to show high interest in Web3 assets.