Venezuela

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...

Tarek El Aissami, Minister of Petroleum and an influential figure in the Venezuelan government, announced his resignation yesterday, Monday, amid an anti-corruption operation by...

The Venezuelan government has decided to exempt bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies transactions from some taxes, one year after the entry into force of...

The Bitcoin blockchain will now forever carry the flags of Latin American countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and El Salvador, territories known for...

Venezuela's Banking Authority (Sudeban) and the Cryptoassets Authority (Sunacrip) will begin to supervise "in real time" banking operations related to bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies,...

It is often the case that great changes are forced out of necessity, rather than a willingness to innovate for good. Just as the...

CriptoLAGO, a state-licensed cryptocurrency exchange in Venezuela, is launching a new cryptocurrency debit card that will allow consumers to more easily spend Dash, Bitcoin,...

After years of waiting, and despite a relatively high and impressive volume of Bitcoin trading, Venezuela has finally got its very first Bitcoin ATM....