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Venezuela Ends Controversial Petro Cryptocurrency: Reports
15.1.2024
Venezuela is ending its Petro cryptocurrency on Monday, more than five years after it was first launched, according to multiple reports
Venezuela’s Petro Cryptocurrency to Cease Operations on Jan 15
13.1.2024
Source: RawBeautyPixels/Adobe Venezuela’s national cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), is set to cease operations on January 15. The Petro, introduced in 2018 with the goal of helping the country evade United States sanctions, failed to gain widespread adoption throughout its existence....
Reports Indicate Venezuela Is Preparing to Liquidate the Petro
16.6.2023
According to reports, the government of Venezuela could be winding down the operations of the petro cryptocurrency. The decision comes after Sunacrip, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog, was set back by the alleged participation of its former head Joselit Ramirez in a potential $20 billion...
Venezuela shuts down crypto mining facilities, exchanges amid corruption probe
25.3.2023
According to Venezuela's attorney general office, government officials were running parallel oil operations with the assistance of the national crypto department
Venezuelan Programmer Who Created the Petro Token Regrets Participating in the Project — Works on an Alternative Token
29.4.2021
Venezuela’s government-backed cryptocurrency is not having the acceptance its cabinet expected, as the latest reports suggest. The petro’s creator, who now lives in exile, wants to build another crypto that gets the adoption its original creation did not in the nation. Jiménez...
Communist Party of Cuba Suggests Including Cryptocurrencies as an Alternative to Deal With Economic Crisis
20.4.2021
When a country faces a severe economic crisis or living in a long-lasting political turmoil, cryptocurrencies are often discussed as an alternative to deal with the tough times. Although cryptos are not an unfamiliar issue in Cuba, the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) has been recently showing...
Venezuelan President Maduro Promises 2021 Will Be the Year to Boost Usage of Petro
16.1.2021
The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, has claimed that 2021 will be the year of the state-backed petro (PTR) token. He also promised to boost a “100% national digital economy” agenda through a “complete digitalization process.” 77% of Trade Transactions in Venezuela...
No, you can’t buy Venezuela’s Petro on any overseas exchanges
21.9.2020
The Venezuelan government has not yet announced partnerships capable of listing PTR abroad
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...
Pandemic Assistance: Maduro to Airdrop Cryptocurrency to All Doctors in Venezuela
4.4.2020
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that he is airdropping cryptocurrency to every doctor in his country as a token of appreciation for their work to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The national cryptocurrency, the petro, will be distributed via the Homeland card (Carnet de...
Venezuela to Pay Taxes and Financial Services Through Petro Cryptocurrency
12.11.2019
Amidst the crumbling economy and ever-growing inflation, the Maduro government in Venezuela has been trying to hold control. As part of the economic revival plan, Venezuelan president Maduro launched a state-owned cryptocurrency Petro last year. The currency was meant to strengthen and alleviate...
US President Donald Trump Bans Petro Cryptocurrency
16.9.2019
The United States President, Donald Trump has announced the ban of Venezuelan cryptocurrency, Petro, in the country. The U.S Senate Bill 1025, which will essentially enforce an executive order, signed by Donald Trump in 2018, came into law. The executive order banned the U.S citizens, permanent...