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Venezuela’s Petro Cryptocurrency Ends its Run
KEY TAKEAWAYSVenezuela's national cryptocurrency, Petro, will shut down on January 15 after a six-year lifespan.Initially created to circumvent U.S. sanctions, Petro was backed by...
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Maduro’s scheme to give away petro to Venezuela’s youth is good for bitcoin
The government of Venezuela will not let its petro cryptocurrency dreams die. And Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolás Maduro, now has a new plan to...
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The petro is real and Venezuelans are slowly starting to trade it
The petro is at once the technological savior of Venezuela’s economy and the biggest fraud ever perpetrated by President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government, depending...
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US Treasury Accuses Russian Bank Of Helping Venezuela Skirt US Sanctions Via Petro
This action signals an increase in US pressure on the Venezuelan government.The US Treasury Department has alleged that Evrofinance Mosnarbank (Evrofinance), a Russia-based financial...
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