2020-7-11 12:00 |
After airdropping cryptocurrency to 60,000 users in Venezuela, AirTM survey results suggest how crypto is really used in the economically troubled nation. origin »
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Earlier today, news broke that the central bank of Venezula is in tests to see whether it would be advantageous for the institution to hold cryptocurrency reserves. The nation’s state-run oil company is also apparently attempting to send Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to pay suppliers via the central bank.
2019-9-27 23:00 | |
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Despite wide-spread efforts and expensive advertising, Dash isn't taking off in Caracas.
2019-8-15 00:30 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against BitcoinBitcoin’s core value proposition is that it is an uncontrolled, apolitical money.
2019-4-30 20:16 | |
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A country endowed with incredible oil reserves and even the Miss Universe pageant is on the verge of collapse,… The post Bitcoin & Venezuela: Can Bitcoin Really Rescue The Country From Its Fatal Economy Crash? appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-10 18:29 | |
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When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary.
2019-2-5 23:06 | |
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CoinSpeaker After All, Mysterious Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Petro Seems to be Real Though there were a lot of doubts about the existence of the Petro, now it is obvious that this oil-backed crypto really exists.
2019-1-29 13:28 | |
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Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December.
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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Can bitcoin be used for social good? If anyone thinks so, it’s Ray Youssef, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin platform Paxful. A successful entrepreneur in the crypto and blockchain space, Youssef comes from humble beginnings and understands the importance of maintaining control over one’s finances.
2018-9-15 21:50 | |
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know I was thinking about it though Dave because we’re looking at the news with Venezuela it’s so sad. I don’t think people really understand the tragedy of hyperinflation but the tragedy means that you know some people literally don’t eat.
2018-7-6 07:34 | |
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As the situation in Venezuela continues to escalate, artist cryptograffiti, crypto exchange AirTM and merchant services provider Cripto Conserje have teamed up for an all-day fundraiser to tear down – in whatever way they can – Maduro's regime.
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange AirTM has raised $7 million it says it will use to expand in troubled Latin American economies.