Venezuela

The U.S. government is sending USDC payments to Venezuela using Circle and Airtm to bypass Nicolas Maduro, the nation's dictator.

By Nikhilesh De

Nov 20, 2020 at 7:36 p.m. UTC

Nov 20, 2020

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Finance

Iran

Venezuela's Bitcoin Story Puts It in a Category of One

Venezuela’s peer-to-peer bitcoin activity has been extraordinary, whether measured as an absolute or relative to GDP, according to CoinDesk Research data.

By Duy Nguyen

Nov 11, 2020 at 8:42 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2020

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Policy

Ethereum

Venezuela Rolls Out Ethereum-Based Stock Exchange to Help Skirt US Sanctions

The blockchain-based exchange comes as part of new measures announced by Pres. Nicolas Maduro in a bid to sidestep tough U.S. sanctions.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Oct 2, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 2, 2020

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Policy

Law

Venezuela Legalizes Crypto Mining but Will Force Industry Into National Pool

The Venezuelan agency responsible for regulating cryptos has legalized the mining industry, but in the process mandated it be centralized under government control.

By Daniel Palmer

Sep 23, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Sep 23, 2020

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Policy

Venezuela

Here in Venezuela, Doctors Struggle to Access Aid From Crypto Platform

For a moment, it looked as if crypto would make a huge stride in Venezuela. But accessing funds from abroad has been difficult.

By José Rafael Peña Gholam

Sep 21, 2020 at 6:35 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2020

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Tech

Censorship

How a Hacker Launched a Decentralized Network to Track Internet Censorship

Using free and open-source software, the Open Observatory of Network Interference has built a “decentralized, citizen-led, internet censorship observatory.”

By Benjamin Powers

Sep 15, 2020 at 8:24 p.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2020

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Markets

Venezuela

Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own 'Risk Tolerance,' Exits Venezuela's P2P Bitcoin Market

The exit deprives Venezuela's crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange.

By Danny Nelson

Sep 14, 2020 at 9:42 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2020

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Markets

Coinbase

Venezuela Blocks Access to Coinbase and Remittance Service MercaDolar

Venezuela has blocked access to Coinbase and MercaDolar, cryptocurrency and fiat remittance platforms respectively, alongside two VPN providers.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sep 9, 2020 at 2:31 a.m. UTC

Sep 9, 2020

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Markets

Russia

Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report

Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela are the top three countries by crypto adoption in the world, according to Chainalysis.

By Anna Baydakova Danny Nelson

Sep 8, 2020 at 2:04 p.m. UTC

Sep 8, 2020

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Policy

Venezuela

Venezuelans Look to Crypto-Dollars for Financial Security

Crypto-dollars offer an alternative to unreliable currencies and the dangers of holding physical cash. They just need to be designed for everyday people.

By Alejandro Machado

Aug 31, 2020 at 5:03 p.m. UTC

Aug 31, 2020

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