Venezuela Pegs Minimum Wages to National Cryptocurrency: Report
The Venezuelan national cryptocurrency is based on the DASH blockchain, and has many characteristics of a CBDC.
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Mar 4, 2022 at 6:54 a.m. UTC
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US Offers $5M Bounty for Arrest of Venezuela's Crypto Chief
The head of Venezuela's state-backed petro cryptocurrency has been added to the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Most Wanted list.
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Jun 2, 2020 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
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US Says Venezuelan President Maduro Hid Massive Drug Ring Proceeds in Crypto
Nicolas Maduro and his crypto supervisor were two of the Venezuelan officials indicted Thursday on claims they used crypto to conceal the profits from drug running.
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Mar 26, 2020 at 4:39 p.m. UTC
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Venezuela's Maduro: Airlines Must Use Petros to Pay for Fuel
The state oil company will only accept petro for airplane fuel, per a new decree from Venezuela's president.
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Jan 15, 2020 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
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Authoritarian Airdrop: Maduro 'Gifts' Petros to Venezuelans for Christmas
Discussing new trials of an LN point-of-sale app; updates in consumer & institutional crypto derivatives, and Venezuelan petros as holiday bonuses.
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Dec 16, 2019 at 9:13 p.m. UTC
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Venezuela's Maduro Says He Will Airdrop Half a Petro Each to Public Employees, Retirees
Venezuelans including public sector workers, retirees and the military are set to receive a petro token handout this Christmas, so long as they register for the state's crypto payments platform.
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Dec 16, 2019 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
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Venezuela's Maduro Mandates Petro Use in Funding of Housing Project
Venezuela's president has ordered his pet cryptocurrency, the petro, to be used in funding an ongoing housing initiative.
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Sep 20, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
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Cuba Eyes Cryptocurrency as Solution to Sanctions, Financial Woes
Cuba has announced it is considering the use of cryptocurrency in order to bolster its finances amid U.S.-led sanctions.
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Jul 3, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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US Treasury Sanctions Russian Bank Over Links to Venezuela’s Petro
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a Moscow-based bank over its role in financing Venezuela’s controversial petro token.
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Mar 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Venezuela Isn't the Crypto Use Case You Want It to Be
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts love to talk about Venezuelan users as an example of bitcoin's subversive potential – but the reality is more complex.
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Dec 19, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 19, 2018