Venezuela News

Stablecoin use, sanctions pressures, mining, and evolving crypto policy in Venezuela.

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A Bitcoin coin on desert rocks near oil pumps as markets shift, illustrating why crude prices reacted to Maduro’s capture while Bitcoin remained steady.

Oil prices just did the unthinkable after the Venezuela raid, and it hands Bitcoin a rare advantage

Everyone expected an oil spike, but the market is actually pricing a long-term supply shock that completely rewrites the liquidity roadmap for crypto.

1 month ago

Crime

Venezuelans turn to stablecoins as Government arrests Instagram FX rate account mods

With 160% exchange rate rise, stablecoins emerge as stable alternatives in Venezuela's economic turmoil.

8 months ago

Exchanges

Venezuelans turn to VPNs as government restricts Binance access

Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro also imposed a 10-day ban on the social media platform X.

2 years ago

Exchanges

Binance launches new crypto on-ramp ‘Send Cash’ in Latin America amid crypto card service suspension

Binance takes on financial exclusion with 'Send Cash' in Latin America, sustaining innovation amid regulatory hurdles.

2 years ago

Crime

Venezuela arrests 21 people in crypto-related oil corruption scheme

An investigation started in October resulted in the arrest of 10 officials, 11 businessmen, and arrest warrants for 11 other individuals.

3 years ago

Regulation

Ethereum blasted as “trojan horse for tyranny” following MetaMask scandal

MetaMask shoots itself in the foot by blocking "certain jurisdictions," a dig deeper reveals the Ethereum ecosystem is in bed with JPMorgan.

4 years ago

DeFi

MetaMask blocks Ethereum transactions in several jurisdictions citing compliance issues

The wallet standing at the frontier of Web3 is not as decentralized as it wants you to believe.

4 years ago

Regulation

Venezuela cut off power to Bitcoin (BTC) mining plants despite legalization

Regional authorities suspended the power supply to Bitcoin miners, shutting down all registered operations in the industrial state.

5 years ago

Adoption

These countries are leading Bitcoin adoption, and it’s not the US

5 years ago

Venezuelans are paying an average $1,980 premium on LocalBitcoins [UPDATED]

Analysis 6 years ago

Venezuela could hold BTC and ETH in its international reserves

Adoption 6 years ago

What the Venezuelan crisis teaches us about cryptocurrency privacy

Contributor Opinion 7 years ago