Kryptobörser är stängda i Venezuela
- President Nicolas Maduro recently ordered the arrest of Venezuela’s Superintendent of Cryptoassets, Joselit Ramirez, over alleged corruption.
- Venezuela har tidigare visat stöd för kryptovaluta, men de senaste händelserna tyder på att landet kan ändra sitt tillvägagångssätt.
Venezuela had huge potential to become a crypto hub, but the activities of the last few days have shown the country is in need of a revamp of its system. Crypto enthusiasts in the nation have woken up to uncomfortable news since President Nicolas Maduro ordered the arrest of Venezuela’s Superintendent of Cryptoassets, Joselit Ramirez, and the restructuring of the nation’s crypto regulatory body.
Venezuela’s National Superintendent of Cryptoassets, or “Sunacrip,” announced stängningen of all crypto exchanges registered in the country due to concerns about the poor state of Venezuela’s crypto economy.
While there’s yet to be an official confirmation, Venezuela’s National Association of Cryptocurrencies told media sources that the shutdown of exchanges is happening as Venezuela continues its anti-corruption investigation that has so far implicated Joselit Ramirez and Tareck el Aissami, the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, who serves as his political ally.
Jose Angel Alvarez, president för Asonacrip, sa i en intervju,
Vi anser att privata företag inte ska skyllas för vad som händer inom regleringsorganet, och att vi bör främja full aktivering av all kryptovalutaverksamhet (i Venezuela).
Venezuela could be set for drastic changes in terms of its relationship with cryptocurrencies. Recent events are a far cry from the previous interest the country had in crypto assets. President Maduro previously promoted cryptocurrencies as instruments to revitalize the country’s economy.
Interestingly, the Venezuelan government went ahead to legalize cryptocurrencies, develop Petro, its own cryptocurrency, and formalize the registration of cryptocurrency exchanges. However, the country’s interest in crypto only aided corruption at higher levels.
Detta är en utvecklingshistoria och kommer att uppdateras för att inkludera senaste händelser.
Jag har täckt några spännande historier under min karriär som journalist och tycker att blockchain-relaterade historier är väldigt spännande. Jag tror att Web3 kommer att förändra världen och vill att alla ska vara en del av den.
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