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P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Shuts Down Venezuela Operations to Comply With US Sanctions
16.9.2020
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Paxful is shutting down its operations in Venezuela, apparently, to comply with U.S. economic sanctions against the leftist government of disputed president Nicolas Maduro. On Tuesday, a Paxful spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that the exchange will now start...
How a Hacker Launched a Decentralized Network to Track Internet Censorship
15.9.2020
Using free and open-source software, the Open Observatory of Network Interference has built a “decentralized, citizen-led, internet censorship observatory.”
Venezuelans are running out of crypto P2P trading options
15.9.2020
What will happen to foreign P2P marketplaces operating in Venezuela?
Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own ‘Risk Tolerance,’ Exits Venezuela’s P2P Bitcoin Market
14.9.2020
The exit deprives Venezuela's crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange
Venezuela Reportedly Blocks its Citizens from Accessing Coinbase
9.9.2020
Reports from Venezuela appear to indicate that the government has blocked the United States-based major crypto exchange platform Coinbase.
The claims were made by multiple Twitter users, although the government is yet to make a statement on the matter.
Venezuela-based internet tech group Venezuela...
Venezuela Blocks Access to Coinbase and Remittance Service MercaDolar
9.9.2020
Venezuela has blocked access to Coinbase and MercaDolar, cryptocurrency and fiat remittance platforms respectively, alongside two VPN providers
Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela Beat China & US in Crypto Adoption + More News
8.9.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Ukraine, Russia, and Venezuela have taken three top spots in the Global Crypto Adoption Index, announced by Chainalysis today. "While trading...
Latin Americans Turn to Bitcoin as Local Fiat Currencies Plunge
8.9.2020
Latin Americans have embraced cryptocurrency as a store of value while their fiat currencies depreciate, a new report shows. Bitcoin adoption in the region is further driven by the lack of banking access and remittance needs. Latin American Bitcoin Adoption Blockchain data analytics firm...
Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report
8.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia and Venezuela are the top three countries by crypto adoption in the world, according to Chainalysis
Venezuelans Look to Crypto Dollars for Financial Security
31.8.2020
Crypto-dollars offer an alternative to unreliable currencies and the dangers of holding physical cash. They just need to be designed for everyday people
Venezuela’s Bitcoin Use Soars Amid Hyperinflation: 3rd on Global Crypto Adoption Index
31.8.2020
Venezuelans have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as their country faces dire economic crisis and hyperinflation, a new study by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis shows. The firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index ranks Venezuela third as “The country has reached...
Chainalysis Report Shows Healthy Crypto Usage in Venezuela
27.8.2020
The Venezuelan government's push to create a cryptocurrency-centric economy appears to be working, but perhaps not in the way officials had hoped
The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes
26.8.2020
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO Ruben Galindo
Venezuela Blocks Opposition From Disbursing $18 Million To Health Workers via Bitcoin Exchange Airtm
25.8.2020
Venezuela has blocked the main opposition from distributing $18 million worth of cash previously seized by the U.S. from the Nicolas Maduro government. The money is being dished out via peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Airtm to 62,000 healthcare workers starting Monday. However, it is not...
Coinbase-Backed Exchange to Redistribute Seized Venezuelan Funds
21.8.2020
A major win for the people of Venezuela and the fight against government corruption
What Venezuelans Think About Bitcoin and American Media
15.8.2020
Venezuelan journalist Javier Bastardo and CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen talk about cryptocurrency and the American media industry
305 Venezuelan Municipalities to Collect Tax in Cryptocurrency Petro
13.8.2020
Venezuela’s national tax harmonization agreement has been signed by the council representing 305 municipalities. They have agreed to use the country’s cryptocurrency, the petro, as the unit of account for tax payments. Taxing in Petro The Bolivarian Council of Mayors signed...
Venezuela May Soon Be Collecting Taxes in Crypto
12.8.2020
Venezuelan mayors agreed to join the government’s plan to expand the adoption of Petro despite some municipalities not having the technology to handle it
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading Tops $95 Million as Sub-Saharan Africa Records Set All Time High
6.8.2020
Weekly peer-to-peer bitcoin trading volumes topped $95 million globally with several countries recording new all-time highs for the year. The record trading volumes coincided with the most bullish week for cryptocurrencies with bitcoin (BTC) briefly trading above $12,000. As data from Usefultulips...
Hyperinflation Hits Lebanon: Food Prices Soar 200%, Biggest Crisis Since Civil War
27.7.2020
Lebanon has entered hyperinflation, the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to do so. With a 462% annual inflation rate and food prices rising by almost 200% this month, Lebanon has joined Venezuela in hyperinflating. Meanwhile, the Lebanese pound has lost 82% of its value this year....