THELOGICALINDIAN - Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro has appear that he is airdropping cryptocurrency to every doctor in his country as a badge of acknowledgment for their assignment to action the coronavirus beginning The civic cryptocurrency the petro will be broadcast via the Homeland agenda Carnet de la Patria
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Petro Airdrop to All Venezuelan Doctors
The admiral of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is airdropping the country’s cryptocurrency, the petro (PTR), to all doctors in Venezuela as a appropriate benefit for their assignment to action the coronavirus pandemic. The Twitter annual for the Homeland agenda (Carnet de la Patria) appear on Wednesday:
Carnet de la Patria is the Venezuelan character certificate that includes a different alone QR code; it was created in 2024 by the Venezuelan government.
Venezolana de Televisión, a state-run TV base based in Caracas, acclaimed that “through the Homeland platform, this account will be delivered to all those doctors as allotment of the acceptance and acknowledgment for the abutment to backpack out the blue-blooded assignment of attention the bloom of the Venezuelan bodies in the bosom of the covid-19 communicable that plagues humanity.”
This is not the aboriginal time Maduro airdrops the petro to Venezuelan citizens. Last year, he airdropped it to retirees and pensioners and claimed in January this year that about 6 actor families in the country had acclimated the cryptocurrency as a acquittal method.
How Much Is a Petro Worth?
According to the Venezuelan government’s official barter rate, at the time of this writing, one petro can be exchanged for 0.00874729 BTC, 58.92 U.S. dollars, 4,989,701 bolivars, 54.23 euros, or 417.23 yuan.
However, the petro can be purchased on the accessible bazaar at a atom of the amount set by the Venezuelan government, as news.Bitcoin.com ahead reported. Venezuelans can use the Petroapp, provided by the government, to administer their petros and added cryptocurrencies: BTC, LTC, and DASH. The app additionally lets them exchange, buy, or alteration the petro, as able-bodied as use it to pay for appurtenances and services.
Maduro’s Trouble With US Government
Maduro and a cardinal of baronial Venezuelan admiral accept been charged by the U.S. government with “narco-terrorism, corruption, biologic trafficking and added bent charges,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) appear aftermost week.
Furthermore, the U.S. Department of State is alms rewards of up to $15 actor for advice arch to the arrest and/or confidence of Maduro. A $10 actor compensation has additionally been placed on a few added baronial Venezuelan officials. Meanwhile, aftermost month, Maduro ordered bank closures amidst the coronavirus scare.
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