Venezuela


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Touzi Capital CEO on BTC Mining, DeFi Yields, Environmental Concerns

Touzi Capital Founder & CEO Eng Taing discusses retail bitcoin mining, sharing insights into his company’s work with Compass Mining. Taing explains the energy efficiency of new mining technology, his investment strategy in decentralized finance (DeFi) and the crypto mining landscape in other countries like Venezuela. Plus, a conversation on the environmental concerns of proof-of-work mining. 

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Venezuela’s Maduro Announces 18-Fold Increase to Minimum Wage, Pegged to Official Cryptocurrency

According to a Bloomberg report, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro announced a 18-fold increase in Venezuela’s monthly minimum wage to roughly 126 bolivars ($28) by pegging it to the value of half a petro, the government’s cryptocurrency being the petro (PTR).

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MetaMask and Infura Block Services Amid Regulatory Concerns

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to share his insights on why MetaMask and Infura restricted access for some users in certain parts of the world like Venezuela. De touches on the increasingly prevalent influence of regulatory bodies on the crypto industry and the true nature of decentralized technology. 

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Il Venezuela fissa i salari minimi alla Criptovaluta nazionale: rapporto

La Criptovaluta nazionale venezuelana si basa sulla blockchain DASH e presenta molte caratteristiche di una CBDC.

Petro poster on a building (CoinDesk archives)

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RPT: Crypto Wallet MetaMask Suspends Venezuela Operations Due to Compliance Issues

Reports are circulating on the internet claiming the MetaMask wallet has started blacklisting certain Venezuelan addresses, citing compliance issues with regulatory frameworks. “The Hash” discusses the state of decentralized technologies as government entities become increasingly aware of their activity while relating this story to broader concerns about the openness of the Ethereum network. 

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Sono stati incarcerati per aver hackerato un exchange. I dati della blockchain li hanno riabilitati

Come la blockchain forensics ha aiutato due sospettati di un crimine informatico a dimostrare la loro innocenza

Danny Penagos (left), José Manuel Osorio Mendoza and Kelvin Jonathan Diaz (Courtesy Danny Penagos)

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Axie Infinity trova giocatori pronti nel Venezuela in preda all'iperinflazione

Come nelle Filippine, alcuni giocatori guadagnano abbastanza soldi per sfamare le loro famiglie.

Bolívar Avenue in Maturín, the city in Venezuela where Axie player Juan Tirado lives. (Cesar Pérez via Wikipedia)

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Venezuela Citizens Reportedly Using Gold Flakes to Pay for Goods and Services As Economic Crisis Deepens

In certain areas of Venezuela, some citizens are reportedly using flakes of gold as a means of buying goods and services amid the country facing hyperinflation. "The Hash" squad discusses the potential use cases of gold and crypto as the Venezuelan bolívar currency weakens in an ongoing economic meltdown.

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Il nuovo bolivar digitale del Venezuela T è digitale e T risolverà la crisi economica del Paese

In vista dell'iperinflazione nel paese latinoamericano, il governo ha deciso di rimuovere sei zeri dalla valuta ed emettere un nuovo bolivar. Per la terza volta.

(Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Crypto Adoption in Venezuela

Alejandro Machado, Open Money Initiative co-founder, with an update on crypto adoption in Venezuela.

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