José Rafael Peña Gholam

José is an engineer, researcher and columnist on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from Venezuela. He's been working in the industry since 2016 and is the former content coordinator of CriptoNoticias.

José Rafael Peña Gholam

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Markets

Crypto Remittances Prove Their Worth in Latin America

Crypto remittances are growing in Latin America, particularly in the wake of other remittance platforms shutting off access to some markets.

Dollar bills in the cash drawer of a bakery shop Caracas, Venezuela. (Matias Delacroix/Getty Images)

Policy

Here in Venezuela, Doctors Struggle to Access Aid From Crypto Platform

For a moment, it looked as if crypto would make a huge stride in Venezuela. But accessing funds from abroad has been difficult.

Bitcoin adoption has grown in Venezuela amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it still remains low nationwide. (Kevin Keith/Unsplash)

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