PETRO COIN

Petro Coin, or Petro, is Venezuela's national cryptocurrency launched in February 2018 and is backed by oil.

Maduro: Venezuela to Activate Crypto Payment Method ‘Soon’
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Maduro: Venezuela to Activate Crypto Payment Method ‘Soon’

Taking a page from North Korea, Venezuela is looking to skirt U.S. sanctions by using crypto. According to Bloomberg, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a crypto payment method that they will activate “very soon.”