Venezuela Financial News
12.08 / 14:11
COST
Digital
Action
UN urges curbs on crypto uptake in developing countries
UNCTAD states that there is a rapid uptake of crypto in the top economies of 2021 , with Ukraine, Russia, and Venezuela holding the largest percentage of their populations owning digital currency, at 12.7%, 11.9%, and 10.3% respectively.
22.07 / 08:09
Adoption
Payments
Latin America
Workers in volatile economies most likely to take pay in crypto: Report
Residents in nations with volatile economies are more likely to receive their pay in crypto, according to global hiring platform Deel.
19.07 / 12:25
Adoption
Africa
community
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is for billions: Fedimint on scaling BTC in the global south
“Bitcoin is for billions, not billionaires,” a phrase first coined by investment researcher Lyn Alden, could soon become a reality, according to Fedimint.
13.07 / 16:35
Adoption
Space
Bitcoin
Brazil beams Bitcoin from space: A case for BTC satellite nodes
A Bitcoiner in Brazil has beamed the blockchain from space. Mauricio Cessere, product manager at Ledn and a Venezuelan national, has established the purported first Bitcoin (BTC) satellite full node in Brazil.
11.07 / 23:11
cryptocurrency
Crime
Latin America
Venezuelan Crime Gang Was ‘Stealing Crypto from Retirees’
A Venezuelan police agency says it has caught criminals who have allegedly stolen cryptoassets from pensioners by misusing the Patria crypto remittance platform.
01.07 / 23:15
markets
Adoption
inflation
Bitcoin
Bitcoin trader says expect more chop, downside, then sideways price action for BTC this summer
Discussion of the state of the crypto market has been a dominant headline over the past few weeks as non-crypto native media excoriate Bitcoin (BTC) and DeFi investors for investing in assets with no fundamental value. At the same time, crypto-savvy analysts and traders have been pouring over charts, looking for clues that signal when the market will bottom and reverse course.
23.06 / 23:25
business
sanctions
us sanctions
Uphold withdraws with Venezuela, citing US sanctions
Crypto trading platform Uphold said it will be withdrawing support for users in Venezuela due to sanctions imposed by the United States government.
23.06 / 18:35
Ethereum
Art
Bitcoin
Voyager Limited, Binance Scores Ronaldo, New Bitcoin Bridge, 'Brutal' Singapore + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
08.06 / 08:11
Law
Activism
Congress
AIM
letter
rights
Human rights activists take aim at privileged crypto critics in letter to Congress
Human rights activists from 20 countries have submitted an open letter to the United States Congress in support of a “responsible crypto policy” and praising Bitcoin and stablecoins as essential tools aiding democracy and freedom for tens of millions.
13.05 / 14:38
Adoption
Airlines
Bitcoin
Collectibles
Bitcoin to the sky: Emirates to accept BTC payments and launch NFT collectibles
Emirates, the largest airline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced that it has plans to implement Bitcoin (BTC) payments and launch nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to be traded through the company's websites.
22.04 / 11:13
CBDC
Adoption
regulation
Ruble
Russian Tax Body Suggests Allowing Crypto Pay in Trade Deals, Digital Ruble May Be Ready by 2023
The Russian tax agency reportedly wants to allow companies involved in cross-border trade to accept crypto as a form of payment – and pay foreign exporters in cryptoassets. And the Central Bank has claimed that its digital ruble could be ready as soon as next year.
14.04 / 11:09
Blockchain
Bitcoin
Updates
week
Paris Blockchain Week, April 14: Latest updates from the Cointelegraph team on the ground
Disclaimer: This article is updated all day long. All time codes are in the UTC time zone, updates in reverse order (the latest update is placed at the top).
07.03 / 12:33
Strategy
U.S. Officials Meet With Regime in Venezuela, to Discuss Oil Exports to Replace Russia’s
The Biden administration is seeking to ease oil sanctions on Venezuela as part of a broader U.S. strategy to temper oil prices that have skyrocketed because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
04.03 / 15:44
defi
wallet
MetaMask
debate
Decentralization Debate Heats Up Again as MetaMask, OpenSea Block Users
The crypto community has once again been thrown into a debate about the urgent need for more decentralization after both the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea and Ethereum (ETH) wallet MetaMask recently blocked users based on their geographic location.
03.03 / 01:32
Blockchain
Adoption
NFT
Gaming
Web3 gaming in the third world: Axie facilitating billions
The research department of blockchain analytics platform Nansen have published a comprehensive guide to popular play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, calculating quantitative insights such as that 2.8 million unique addresses are currently holding 11.1 million Axies, alongside that 97% of those users hold a minimum of three Axie nonfungible tokens, or NFT’s.
02.03 / 20:31
business
Blockchain
consequences
EU will cut off 7 Russian banks from SWIFT, with ordinary Russians facing consequences
On Wednesday, the European Union announced that within 10 days, it intends to remove seven Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, messaging system.
01.03 / 04:23
Bukele
El Salvador's President Bukele Silent on Ukraine War
Media outlets in El Salvador have hit out at President Nayib Bukele and his government over the perceived “silence” on the matter of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
25.02 / 08:13
cryptocurrency
Target
Digital
Russia Ukraine
How Crypto May Help Russia And Its Billionaires Go Around Sanctions
The legal status of cryptocurrencies in Russia is in flux.
25.02 / 01:23
Government
Crypto could bypass President Biden's 'devastating' sanctions on Russian banks and elites: Report
The sanctions announced by United States President Joe Biden in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine did not include cutting the country off from payments on the SWIFT system or cryptocurrency transfers.
21.02 / 07:15
Blockchain
regulation
Banks
Credit Suisse
Leak
Credit Suisse data leak reveals decades of shady clients and activity
Leaked data shows that until recently, Swiss bank Credit Suisse held accounts valued at more than $100 billion for sanctioned individuals and heads of state reportedly accused of money laundering.
20.02 / 22:35
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