Venezuelanske banker har blokeret 75 Konti siden slutningen af ​​sidste år på grund af kryptovaluta-relaterede aktiviteter

Venezuelan Banks have started eyeing the accounts of customers with ties to cryptocurrency trading, principally related to peer-to-peer (P2P) transaction activity. According to Legalrocks, a crypto and blockchain-focused legal firm in Venezuela, mere end 75 accounts have been blocked by Venezuelan private banks for facilitating crypto-to-fiat and fiat-to-crypto conversions since the end of 2021.

Venezuelan Banks Suspend Crypto-Related Accounts

Venezuelan banks are ramping up vigilance on accounts that commonly are related to cryptocurrency transactions. According to a blog post offentliggjort by Legalrocks, a Venezuelan law firm focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain, mere end 75 cases of accounts that have been suspended or are under investigation have been registered since the end of 2021.

Ana Ojeda, CEO of Legalrocks, states that using these accounts to receive fiat currency for a sale or exchange for cryptocurrency should not be considered a valid reason for blocking them. Imidlertid, she clarifies that this changes if there are sufficient signs that the funds used in these transactions are related to illegal or criminal activities.

På samme måde, transactions going through cryptocurrency exchanges not authorized by Sunacrip, the national superintendency for cryptocurrency assets, could also be considered suspicious by financial authorities, and justify an investigation.

Stablecoin Love

Ojeda explains that stablecoin exchanges through P2P markets are common due to the economic debacle and the high levels of devaluation that the national fiat currency (the Venezuelan bolivar) has experienced during this year. This means that people use stablecoins as a store of value, purchasing them when receiving fiat currency as payment and then exchanging them for fiat currency again to purchase goods and pay for services.

According to a report presented by the United Nations in July, Venezuela ranks third among the countries with the most cryptocurrency adoption.

According to Ojeda:

Venezuela has been leading the region for several years as the Latam country that uses cryptocurrencies the most to protect itself against inflation and the loss of savings capacity.

Stablecoin-based P2P markets have become so popular and extensive in Venezuela that some analysts believe they could be playing an important role in the dynamics of the U.S. dollar-bolivar exchange rate. In November, when the bolivar fell 40% mod U.S.A. dollar, economist Asdrubal Oliveros nævnte the interplay of crypto markets and the greater economy, along with the FTX collapse and the fear of holding funds on custodial exchanges, as a possible cause.

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Sergio Goschenko

Sergio er en cryptocurrency-journalist baseret i Venezuela. Han beskriver sig selv som sent til kampen, ind i kryptosfæren, da prisstigningen skete i løbet af december 2017. Har en computeringeniørbaggrund, bor i Venezuela, og blive påvirket af cryptocurrency-boomet på socialt plan, han tilbyder et andet synspunkt om kryptosucces, og hvordan det hjælper de ubankede og undertjente.

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