Truth is in the Eye of the Beholder
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Whenever I visit a conference about #blockchain, there is always someone who uses #venezuela as a use case for crypto currency adoption. I get that. Without enough fact finding, this use case has all the ingredients to prove a cryptocurrency is a solution for the problems that Venezuela has. But as always, reality is very different. In fact, reality is hard to find if we look at the current status of the country. It has become a problem in itself.The reason for writing this piece is that the country’s hardships are felt right on my doorstep. My wife is Venezuelan and my family has been ripped apart because of the political situation. A large part is living abroad and is scattered around the globe. Family that is still in the country is only surviving because they get help from friends and (...)