“Weusedtobeina rushtopurchasegoods
beforeourbolivarslosttheirvalue”saidLuque,
whosehusbandtravelseveryweektoColombia
tostockuponpackagedfoodsandbasicgoods
thatthecouplere-sellsoutoftheirhome.“Now
wecantakeourtimeandweknowthatour
earningsareina safeplace.”
WaltmansaidtheBarquisimetoexperiment
wasthefirststageofa largerefforttopromote
theuseofcryptocurrencyinVenezuela,using
“stable”currencieswhosevalueshaveless
fluctuationthanbitcoin.
Image: Manuel Rueda