Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 days ago
PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, would be preparing to migrate more of its payments portfolio to USDT, a dollar stablecoin, to avoid being affected by the restitution of U.S. sanctions. Reuters reported that the company started receivin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 weeks ago
The Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, unveiled the second wave of detentions linked to a crypto money laundering scheme derived from unregistered oil sales paid in different currencies and crypto. The former president of the state-owne...
by COINS NEWS - 3 weeks ago
Hi guys, I have been around here for years. Crypto enthusiast living in Venezuela. Last year I paid directly at the supermarket a purchase of around 34 USD using BTC, at that time it was 0.00124813 BTC, now it would be over 90 USD! Living in Venezuel...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has revoked the license of Minerven, the Venezuela-owned gold company, for commercializing gold in international markets. The sanctions on Minerven, which were eased in October, will be applied again on Feb...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentine President Javier Milei warns about the dangers of collectivism at Davos, the Venezuelan petro is s...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 months ago
Venezuela officially halts Petro crypto after six years, converting assets to bolivar.
Petro faced scepticism and limited adoption.
Corruption scandal and crackdown on Bitcoin mining contributed to Petro’s downfall.
Venezuela is officially di...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 3 months ago
Venezuela ends its Petro cryptocurrency, a failed oil-backed digital currency initiative aimed at evading U.S. sanctions. Launched in 2018, it struggled for adoption due to legal issues, limited functionality, and lack of international interest. (Rea...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 3 months ago
SEC's X account hacked, Bitcoin ETFs go live, and Venezuela shuts down Petro: Hodler's Digest, Jan. 7-13& & Cointelegraph
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
According to local sources, one of the first state-backed cryptocurrency assets, the Venezuelan Petro, would be facing an imminent liquidation. Asonacrip, a national cryptocurrency association, reported having information about the upcoming liquidati...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Solana announces its expansion to Brazil, Tether seeks to expand in Venezuela, and Bitcoin Argentina advises...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 months ago
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 months ago
Tarek William Saab, the Venezuelan attorney general, stated that Exxonmobil, a U.S.-based oil and gas company, used intermediaries and cryptocurrency to finance actions against the ballot where Venezuelans were consulted about their position on the o...
by COINS NEWS - 5 months ago
Hi there, Venezuelan living here. When people use BTC to purchase things there is always some kind of remorse because you are spending something can be a lot more in the future, but in my case I hadn't option. I was going to sell them anyway to g...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
Drawing upon the latest statistics, ten nations are grappling with inflation rates surpassing 40% as of October 2023, while four countries are enduring inflation rates in excess of 100%. A look into the data curated by the International Monetary Fund...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 months ago
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Venezuela and Argentina use crypto uniquely, according to Chainalysis; the Brazilian Congress recommends ind...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 6 months ago
Bitfinex has initiated a zero-fee trading feature for market takers on its Peer-to-Peer (P2P) platform in Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela as of October 11, 2023. This move comes post the recent extension of the P2P service to these regions, aiming...