Petro Era Ends: Venezuela Dismantles State-Backed Cryptocurrency
Venezuela's ambitious cryptocurrency experiment, the Petro, launched with fanfare in 2018, has finally met its demise. After six years of ...
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Latin America, Tipping Point: The Region Flirts With & Rejects Cryptocurrencies
Typical Latin America. The region as a whole is having a love/hate relationship with cryptocurrencies. On the one hand, apparently, ...
Latin America, Tipping Point: Is The Region Cooling Down On Bitcoin Adoption?
Is Latin America not concerned about Bitcoin anymore? Did Africa beat us to the punch? They got the Dorsey/Jay-Z fund, ...
Latin America, Tipping Point: Axie Infinity Scholarships + Venezuela’s Petro
Do Latin America ‘s unique characteristics put the continent in position to adopt cryptocurrencies before the rest of the world? ...
Latin America, Tipping Point: Cuba Regulates, Honduras ATM, Venezuela Spends
Is Latin America in the eye of the storm that’ll reshape the world? The region certainly benefits from the existence ...
Venezuelan Petro Cryptocurrency is a ‘Scam’, Say Local Merchants
Retail merchants in Venezuela are refusing to accept Petro payments as hyperinflation is causing massive devaluation upon liquidation of the ...
President Maduro Forces Airlines to Buy Fuel Using Petro Cryptocurrency
Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, recently announced that he plans to revive the country's oil-backed cryptocurrency Petro, which failed to attract ...
1st national cryptocurrency’s creators perform at Blockchain Life 2019 in Moscow
October 16-17, Moscow: “El Petro — the 1st successful case of creating a national cryptocurrency” The global forum on blockchain, ...
