Bitcoin Websites Blocked by Venezuelan Government
CANTV, Venezuela's state-owned and largest Internet service provider, has blocked, as of this morning, many Bitcoin-related domain names, websites and mining pools, according to Redditor rdymac. Among those confirmed to be blocked by the redditor are: coindesk.com; blockchain.info; blinktrade.com; surbitcoin.com; miningrigrentals.com; nicehash.com; btc-e.com; coinapult.com; coinbase.com. Venezuela's two local exchanges have also been blocked by CANTV, according to the redditor. The ISP is CANTV, managed by the institution CONATEL, and is very well known by their blockades to any website....
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