Maduro claims crypto will play role in fighting sanctions against Venezuela

Maduro claims crypto will play role in fighting sanctions against Venezuela

Crypto garnered another mention in one of Maduro's bombastic speeches. The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro says that the country's government is now looking at diverse cryptocurrencies as a potential way of avoiding sanctions.On Sept. 29, Maduro presented a new bill that intends to help the country overcome the impact of United States’ sanctions. As part of the bill, Venezuela will study the possibility of using various cryptocurrencies in both domestic and foreign trade. Maduro claimed that the new anti-sanctions bill involves both private and state-backed crypto initiatives like....


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