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Venezuela opposition’s Bitcoin reserve plan must overcome political turmoil first

DIGIT — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:48:04 +0000

Opposition leader María Corina Machado proposed adding Bitcoin to Venezuela’s reserves for a new era led by Edmundo Gonzalez.

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Venezuela blocks Binance, X amid presidential election dispute

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 02:07:15 +0000

Binance has assured its users that their funds are safe after Venezuela cut off access to the exchange and social media platform X.

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Justin Sun Offers to Host Musk vs. Maduro Fight in Grenada

DIGIT — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:42:09 +0000

In a surprising turn of events, Tron founder Justin Sun has announced that the highly anticipated fight between Elon Musk and Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, could take place at the Grenada National Stadium. Sun, who was appointed as Grenada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization in 2021, has offered to cover all […]

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Venezuelans reportedly hit by new Bitcoin tax of up to 20%

DIGIT — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:01:51 +0000

Bitcoin adoption has been on the rise in Venezuela in recent years amid hyperinflation and the national currency crisis.

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Venezuela Slashes Six Zeroes off Its Currency, Bolivar Keeps Losing Ground Against the Dollar

DIGIT — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:30:03 +0000

The Central Bank Of Venezuela applied the announced redenomination plan for the national fiat currency, the bolivar on October 1. This redenomination implied slashing six zeroes from the currency, to make payments and currency handling easier, according to earlier statements. However, just hours after applying this measure, the bolivar lost more than 20% of its […]

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Venezuela’s Asonacrip: Bitcoin Bull Run Could Help Boost Usability of Cryptos Such as Petro

DIGIT — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:15:02 +0000

The president of the National Association of Cryptocurrencies of Venezuela (Asonacrip) praised the recent bull run seen in bitcoin’s prices across the board, which “favors the usability of a very novel crypto asset,” such as the petro (PTR). Petro Is Gathering Strength Due to Its Surging Prices in the Secondary Market, Says Venezuela’s Asonacrip During […]

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Millions of Venezuelans Voted via Blockchain in an Unofficial Anti-Maduro Referendum

DIGIT — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:45:17 +0000

An unofficial referendum pursued by the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took place over the weekend in Venezuela powered by a blockchain platform, while at the same time, parliamentary elections called by the president Nicolás Maduro also had its scenario in a widely criticized, qualified by many countries as a “fraud.” Venezuela’s Guaidó Orchestrated Parallel […]

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Venezuelan army starts mining Bitcoin to make ends meet

DIGIT — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:16:48 +0000

The Venezuelan army turns to crypto mining as the country’s economy collapses.

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Maduro claims crypto will play role in fighting sanctions against Venezuela

DIGIT — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:42:44 +0000

Crypto garnered another mention in one of Maduro’s bombastic speeches.

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Venezuela’s Madura Shafted From Gold Storage, Self-Sovereign BTC Shines

DIGIT — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:59:00 +0000

Venezuela’s Maduro just lost a ruling regarding his supposed gold ownership.

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