Venezuela’s Maduro Purges Crypto Offices of ‘Mafia’ Influences – ‘Hundreds’ Arrested
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says he has “purged mafia influences” from his government’s crypto regulators after overseeing the arrest of one of his former right-hand men. Earlier this week, Maduro green-lighted...
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Earlier this week, Maduro green-lighted the arrest of Joselit Ramírez, the head of the Superintendencia Nacional de Criptomonedas (Sunacrip).
Sunacrip is the government body that supervises crypto-related policy....
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