Venezuela's oil-backed cryptocurrency could be launched this week

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'Petro' cryptocurrency will be backed by Venezuela's oil and gas assets

Venezuela's government plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, backed by the country's considerable oil assets, as early as this week.  The country's government claims that it will launch in day...

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