Venezuelaβs president may have to put his Petro plans on hold as the countryβs opposition party has outlawed the proposed state-controlled crypto. As decentralized cryptocurrencies continue to shine and grow in interest certain governments are becoming aware of the benefits that virtual currencies have. Countries like Russia and Venezuela are reportedly aiming to introduce their own state-controlled cryptos soon with latter seeming to make great progress in doing just that. In a bid to fight Read More The post Venezuelaβs Parliament: Maduros Petro Cryptocurrency Illegal appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. via ICGO https://www.icgo.co.uk/redirect/?url=http://bitcoinist.com/venezuelas-parliament-maduros-petro-cryptocurrency-illegal/