Around 6 to 8 million Venezuelans were airdropped half a Petro each by the government, with many trying to sell it for half the official price.
Petro News
In 2017, president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, announced the development and issuing of an official Venezuelan cryptocoin — El Petro cryptocurrency — for Venezuelan citizens. According to the president, the Venezuelan digital currency Petro’s meaning for the country is a way to become more financially independent and to resolve all problems in the economy of the republic. El Petro cryptocurrency’s value is supposed to be dependent on Venezuelan reserves of oil, gold and diamonds. However, the technical aspects of issuing such virtual currency remain unknown. Most likely, the concept of the coin is still just in written form without any real implementation. In terms of Bitcoin and other altcoins, they have already become very popular in Venezuela, as its citizens use it to protect themselves against hyperinflation.
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Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, announced on Friday the opening of a new crypto-run casino in a battered country where betting halls have all but gone e...
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by Helen Partz
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has announced that the state-owned PDVSA oil firm will sell 4.5 million barrels of oil for Petros.
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by Ezio Rojas
Maduro’s government promises half a Petro each to more than 8 million Venezuelans as part of a Christmas bonus.
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by Helen Partz
Nicolas Maduro said that national oil inventories are ready for immediate commercialization to serve as backing for the Petro.
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Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro announced that country’s retirees and pensioners will be paid their Christmas bonuses in Petro.
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The Bank of Venezuela has reportedly added a prototype wallet to customers’ online banking accounts.
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by Joeri Cant
From Cointelegraph en Español: Paypal changing policies in Mexico, new crypto payments in Spain and more government announcements about the Petro from Venezuela...
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In a major escalation against socialist president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump’s administration has frozen all Venezuelan government assets.
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The Maduro regime is collecting aviation taxes, and soon refuelling bills, using Bitcoin transfers, say local media.
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by Samuel Haig
Venezuela is leading the crypto peer-to-peer BTC trade market, despite government efforts to drive adoption of its oil-backed cryptocurrency, Petro.
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered the country’s leading bank, Banco de Venezuela, to accept the nation’s cryptocurrency El Petro at all its branches.
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by Helen Partz
Venezuela’s representative to the UN reportedly revealed that the country is working with Russia to use oil-backed coin Petro.
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