(VIDEO) Venezuelan Government Announces PreSale of Cryprocurrency "El Petro" By Feb. 20th

By: Aporrea-Agencies

Jan 30th,18.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this Tuesday the launching of the Venezuelan bitcoin, The "Petro", this February 20th during a Ministerial Council at the Presidential Palace of Miraflores in Caracas.

Venezuela is already in the fifth stage of the protocol aimed at activating the Petro currency, the signature of the "White Paper" where the functions, vision and conditions regarding the bitcoin are specified. "We've reached the Future. Venezuela moves forward as an Economic Power", President Maduro said.


"The experts have already created the white book on Venezuela to be officially published. The "White Paper" on the Petro", Maduro said. For further information, President Nicolás Maduro exhorted the Venezuelan citizenship to visit the Web Site www.elpetro.gob.ve.


"Venezuela is now at the vanguard with the World. Let's celebrate permanently the activation of the bitcoin "The Petro", President Maduro affirmed.

The Petro is supported on the Venezuelan diamond, gas, oil and gold reserves. "We've been taking every step for the activation of the public and private auction by February. Every miner in Venezuela will be able to start mining. The Venezuelan bitcoin will be mined and it will runn accross the whole World", President Nicolás Maduro stressed.

"The most powerful countries of the World have already created their own bitcoins after Venezuela's announcement", the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro concluded.


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Video, courtesy of Luigin Bracci Roa