José Rafael Peña Gholam | CoinDesk Author

José Rafael Peña Gholam

José is an engineer, researcher and columnist on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from Venezuela. He's been working in the industry since 2016 and is the former content coordinator of CriptoNoticias.

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Dollar bills in the cash drawer of a bakery shop Caracas, Venezuela. (Matias Delacroix/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Remittances Prove Their Worth in Latin America

Crypto remittances are growing in Latin America, particularly in the wake of other remittance platforms shutting off access to some markets.

Dollar bills in the cash drawer of a bakery shop Caracas, Venezuela. (Matias Delacroix/Getty Images)

By José Rafael Peña Gholam

Dec 9, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 9, 2020

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Bitcoin adoption has grown in Venezuela amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it still remains low nationwide. (Kevin Keith/Unsplash)

Policy

Here in Venezuela, Doctors Struggle to Access Aid From Crypto Platform

For a moment, it looked as if crypto would make a huge stride in Venezuela. But accessing funds from abroad has been difficult.

Bitcoin adoption has grown in Venezuela amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it still remains low nationwide. (Kevin Keith/Unsplash)

By José Rafael Peña Gholam

Sep 21, 2020 at 6:35 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2020

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