Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered that every branch of the Banco de Venezuela should allow citizens to buy and trade El Petro, the state-issued cryptocurrency he’s so intent on pursuing. “I hereby order that every branch of Banco de Venezuela opens exchange desks so that everyone can transact with El Petro and start using it,” said Maduro on during a TV appearance on Wednesday. “This is the new world where we can lead by example. We can do this from Venezuela. The world is looking at us,” hed added. As expected, Maduro touched on the sanctions imposed by the…
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