US Alleges 5 Russian Nationals Used Crypto as Part of Sanctions Evasion, Smuggling Scheme
Defendants allegedly laundered "millions of dollars" using Tether.
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Oct 19, 2022 at 6:17 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022
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Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil
The nonprofit aims to support developers in Latin America.
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Aug 10, 2022 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2022
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Plataforma de trading cripto Uphold se retira de Venezuela por sanciones de EE. UU.
El servicio de trading en el país estará disponible hasta el 31 de julio, y las cuentas estarán totalmente restringidas a partir del 30 de septiembre.
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Jun 23, 2022 at 5:17 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2022
Crypto Trading Platform Uphold Exits Venezuela, Cites US Sanctions
Trading service in the country will be available until July 31, and accounts will be fully restricted as of Sept. 30.
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Jun 23, 2022 at 2:32 p.m. UTC
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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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They Were Jailed for Hacking an Exchange. Blockchain Data Cleared Them
How blockchain forensics helped two suspects in a cyber crime prove their innocence
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Mar 1, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Axie Infinity Finds Ready Players in Hyperinflation-Racked Venezuela
As they have in the Philippines, some players are making enough money to feed their families.
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Nov 23, 2021 at 5:54 p.m. UTC
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Venezuela’s New Digital Bolivar Isn’t Digital, and It Won’t Solve the Country’s Economic Crisis
In view of the hyperinflation in the Latin American country, the government decided to remove six zeros from the currency and issue a new bolivar. For a third time.
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Oct 7, 2021 at 9:58 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin and Inflation: Everything You Need to Know
The cryptocurrency was designed to counter the harms of inflation, but is this really such a big issue?
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Jan 28, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2021
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Bull Run Democracy, Revisited
In 2017, high-flying bitcoiners attempted to foment democracy in Venezuela by airdropping crypto and paper wallets. What did we learn from these experiments?
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Jan 7, 2021 at 8:59 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2021