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GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 08:54 PM Mar 2018

Belly laugh of the day! RussiaToday: VZ Petro scam will be convertible to Russian rubles!

Venezuela's oil-backed cryptocurrency will be convertible to Russian rubles – President Maduro
Published time: 24 Mar, 2018 06:06



The so-called ‘petro’ digital currency, which was successfully launched by Venezuela last month, will be traded for several global currencies, including the Russian ruble.

“Starting March 23, all legal and physical entities will be able to purchase the petro directly… within the next 15 days for convertible currencies: yuan, rubles, Turkish liras and euro,” said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

He described these are the most important currencies for “the economic future of the planet.”

Maduro said state companies that are exporting goods, such as the country's energy giant PDVSA, can already trade for petro. “PDVSA and those enterprises that trade for foreign currency are authorized from now on to receive ‘el petro’ for their export deliveries,” he said, adding that they will be able to supply products for the Venezuelan cryptocurrency "to all countries and enterprises in the world.”

The president also announced four “exclusive economic zones” in the country, in which it will be possible to use the petro “for the sale of goods and [payment] of services.”

The Venezuelan petro, which first went on pre-sale on February 20, is the world’s first state-backed cryptocurrency. Its value is tied to the country’s oil reserves.

The virtual currency is aimed at breaching the US financial blockade. In January, US authorities warned potential investors in Venezuelan cryptocurrency over the risks connected to penalties imposed on Caracas. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump banned the use of the petro, calling it a 'scam supporting dictatorship.'

After the oil-backed cryptocurrency managed to raise $735 million at the pre-sale, Maduro announced another virtual token. Dubbed ‘petro oro,’ the new cryptocurrency will be backed by precious metals.

https://www.rt.com/business/422201-venezuela-cryptocurrency-traded-rubles/

I can't help but laugh. When the face of modern day digital propaganda RussiaToday (and its clone, Sputnik) drinks the Kool-Aid, you know things are desperate. Will Putin be buying in? THAT would be something!

The Petro is backed by hype and hyperbole alone. There is no transparency. No blockchain. Not even a prospectus. But Maduro SAYS that he has over $5 million dollars in guaranteed pre-sales? Read more about the scam below!


https://bitcoinchaser.com/news/petro-ultimate-ico-scam
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