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Maduro’s Arrest Sparks Speculation: Is Venezuela Sitting on a Massive Bitcoin Reserve?
- According to Whale Hunting, Venezuela may control up to 600,000 Bitcoin, though the figure remains unconfirmed.
- Additional reports indicate that Venezuela’s state oil company requested some buyers to pay in Tether (USDT).
Monday, 05/01/2026 | 20:19 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Trump's “War on Oil” Opens Up Venezuelan Reserves, but Experts Point at Production Challenges
- Venezuela is sitting on the world’s largest proven oil reserves, exceeding 300 billion barrels, but is currently producing only around 1 million barrels per day.
- The country produces a very heavy and sulphur-rich crude oil, which not all global refineries can process.
Monday, 05/01/2026 | 10:12 GMT by
Arnab Shome
How Venezuela’s Long Reliance on Crypto Turned a Geopolitical Shock into a 24/7 Headache for Brokers
- A geopolitical shock exposed how global risk can now be priced entirely outside traditional market hours.
- As crypto absorbs crisis-driven flows in real time, 24/7 risk management is no longer optional for brokers operating in a multi-asset world.
Monday, 05/01/2026 | 09:55 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Venezuelan Oil Keeps Flowing to the US as Warships Crowd Caribbean
- Chevron shipments keep Venezuelan crude arriving, despite sanctions and bluster.
- US and Venezuela posture at sea, tankers still sail.
- Future depends on licenses, insurance, and any misstep at sea.
Friday, 29/08/2025 | 08:56 GMT by
Louis Parks
Venezuela to Launch Digital Bolivar in October
- The country will redenominate the hyper-inflated bolivar.
Friday, 06/08/2021 | 12:02 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Venezuelan Government Takes Control of Crypto Mining Industry
- All crypto mining businesses need to register with the government.
Thursday, 24/09/2020 | 13:55 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Venezuela Blocks Coinbase, Remittance Platform MercaDolar
- The ISPs in the country added the two platforms in a DNS blacklist.
Wednesday, 09/09/2020 | 07:25 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Venezuela Moving to Accept Taxes in State-Issued Crypto
- The country is running massive campaigns to put its cryptocurrency in mainstream usage.
Wednesday, 12/08/2020 | 07:43 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Venezuelan Central Bank to Open Crypto Payments
- The step was taken amid a push by a state-run oil company.
Tuesday, 01/10/2019 | 08:50 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Horizen and Cripto Conserje to Help Refugees Adopt Crypto
- The firms are targeting Venezuelan refugees fleeing to Colombia.
Friday, 28/12/2018 | 07:26 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Petro Forced Upon Pensioners by Venezuelan Government
- It is unclear how one even spends the government's worthless cryptocurrency
Friday, 14/12/2018 | 15:08 GMT by
David Kimberley
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