Dystopia #venezuela: Cryptocurrency is Aiding a Society in Collapse
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An interview with The Venezuelan PrinceCC 2.0 franzconde Adapted ▻https://flic.kr/p/7wgGhdMind the gap: This piece may contain offensive language.A dial tone pings as we set up an encrypted VoIP. My contact is very serious about security, and respectably so, as he describes his home country of Venezuela. He paints a picture of a country in the grips of an oppressive regime, a sci-fi dystopia which he sees being challenged by decentralized systems and cryptocurrencies. What he describes applies not only to Venezuela , but could help us define the next century of global civilization.We’ll call our friend “The Crypto Prince”, a reference to the comparatively lavish lifestyle he lives as a student outside of Venezuela. In reality, The Prince, a Caracas native tells us that his family was (...)