Two Venezuelan companies have partnered to release a cryptocurrency debit card and point-of-sale system.
Two Venezuelan companies have partnered to release a cryptocurrency debit card and point-of-sale (PoS) system.
“Crypto transfer device” supports four currencies
According to a social media release by state-sanctioned exchange CriptoLAGO on Oct. 1, the joint offering with so-called “investment cryptobank” Glufco is already taking orders. Translated part of the announcement states:
“What we were waiting for, our alliance with Glufco, puts us at the forefront.”
The system will provide support for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Dash (DASH) and Petro, the Venezuelan government’s state-backed digital currency.
Neither offering, it appears, will feature support for fiat currency, including the country’s troubled Sovereign Bolivar (VES).
Glufco refers to its product as a “cryptocurrency transfer device,” and hints that in future, further cryptocurrencies could receive support automatically.
No diminishing of economic misery
Venezuela continues to battle with rampant inflation and capital controls, leaving citizens with little choice but to use Petro and the VES. Bitcoin trading on P2P platform Localbitcoins has set new records in the recent weeks.
At the same time, late last month, Venezuela’s central bank unveiled a sudden plan to stockpile Bitcoin in the face of wide-ranging international sanctions.
As Cointelegraph reported, the country’s largest bank, Banco de Venezuela, added what appeared to be an experimental cryptocurrency feature to its online banking options last month.
Source: , CoinTelegraph
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