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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.”
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Leverages Coronavirus Pandemic for National Petro Adoption
Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro has announced a new campaign aiming to help the medical staff in his nation by airdropping one Petro to each actively working doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Venezuelan President Maduro Leveraged Cryptocurrency to Conceal Drug Ring Transactions According to US DOJ
Venezuelan President Maduro and 14 other high-ranking Venezuelan officials have been charged for their alleged involvement in a multibillion-dollar cocaine trafficking ring that the the DOJ claimed wreaked havoc on American communities by flooding the markets with cocaine for over 20 years. According to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Venezuelan officials had leveraged cryptocurrency in an attempt to mask their money trail on their alleged crimes
Chainalysis: Venezuela’s State-Owned Crypto Exchange Possibly Used by Maduro Regime to Launder Funds
Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis wanted to find out whether the claims of whether Petro aiding Venezuelans are true.
Venezuela to Offer Christmas Bonus in Petro Coin to Retirees and Pensioners
Since the launch of Petro, Venezuela's cryptocurrency in February 2018, the government has been trying to expand its use case across almost every activity in the country. To this effect, a tweet from a local news outlet, Venepress, claimed that Venezuela Government would give its Christmas bonus to retirees and pensioners in its cryptocurrency, Petro.
Bitcoin's Largest Competitor Ethereum Quickly Gaining Ground in Colombia
The South American region has been very receptive to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Countries such as Venezuela have experienced extreme situations ranging from inflation of their currency to other economic situations which ultimately renders them useless to persons within that geographical location have been left with little or no choice but to seek refuge in cryptocurrencies.
Lebanon Considers a Central Bank Digital Currency for 2021
The Governor of The Central Bank of Lebanon Riad Salameh has revealed the possibility of the bank launching a digital currency by 2021.
Venezuelans to Bypass Hyperinflation with Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic US Dollars After Years of Extreme Economic Crisis
A cross-border remittance startup based in Colombia, Valiu has released a new Bitcoin-backed US dollars for Venezuelans to bypass the hyperinflation that has been tormenting their national economy.
Venezuela Wants Citizens to Pay Taxes in State-Issued Petro Cryptocurrency
Venezuela is moving on a mandate that could see taxes being collected using its state-issued cryptocurrency—the oil-backed Petro. The effort is part of a nation-wide campaign to create mainstream use cases for Venezuela’s cryptocurrency.
Why Did Venezuela Block Citizens’ Access to Coinbase Crypto Exchange?
Venezuela has blocked access to Coinbase crypto exchange and MercaDolar fiat remittance platform, but why?
US Government Offers $5 Million Reward for the Arrest of Venezuela’s Head of Petro Cryptocurrency
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added Venezuela’s head of Petro cryptocurrency agency, Joselit Ramirez, to its most wanted person’s list. The US government seeks to offer a $5 million reward for information leading to Ramirez’s arrest.
CBDCs Gain Traction Amid Fears of Coronavirus-Contaminated Banknotes, The Economist Survey Uncovers
In a survey conducted by The Economist and Crypto.com, it found that consumers generally had more trust in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), rather than decentralized cryptocurrencies.