Venezuela
Venezuela's President Announces 'Petro' Token Pre-Sale
The president of Venezuela has said the pre-sale of the country's proposed oil-backed cryptocurrency will launch next month.
US Senators Blast Venezuela's Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Plan
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R.-Fl) and Robert Menendez (D.-NJ) have denounced Venezuela's planned cryptocurrency in a new letter.
Venezuela Blasts 'False' White Paper for Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency
Venezuelan officials have denied claims that the petro token's white paper has been released, calling such claims "false information."
Venezuela's Planned Petro Cryptocurrency 'Illegal,' Says Congress
Venezuela's opposition-run congress has declared that a planned new oil-backed cryptocurrency called the petro is illegal.
Regulatory Whack-a-Mole Won’t Beat Crypto Evasion
If the U.S. government just tries to go after each problematic example of crypto on an ad-hoc basis, it'll never get ahead of the issue.
Venezuelan President Announces 'Petro' Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has announced a new cryptocurrency called the "petro."
Bitcoin Websites Experience Service Outage in Venezuela
Various bitcoin sites experienced downtime over roughly four hours yesterday due to what appears to be a DNS server error at a major ISP.
Market Weekly: Bitcoin Price Serene Amid Market Turmoil
Markets roiled around the world but the bitcoin price held steady last week, hovering close to $400.
BlinkTrade Opens New Bitcoin Markets in Venezuela, West Africa
BlinkTrade launched bitcoin exchange SurBitcoin in Venezuela last week, and today will unveil its West African venture, UbuntuBitX.
Stripe: Bitcoin Has Future in Global Payments if Issues Solved
The payments processor examined bitcoin and weighed its potential impact on the world's payment network.
