Last month Venezuela became the first country to issue its own cryptocurrency with the launch of the purportedly oil-backed Petro. Now the digital currency is available for purchase with a variety of fiat currencies β just not the dollar. Petro for Fiat Venezuelan citizens companies and other interested parties may now purchase the countrys oil-backed cryptocurrency with a selection of fiat currencies. In an announcement made on national television last Thursday Venezuelan President Nicolas MaduroΒstated: Read More The post Venezuelas Petro Now Purchasable with Foreign Fiat appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. via ICGO https://www.icgo.co.uk/redirect/?url=http://bitcoinist.com/venezuelan-cryptocurrency-petro-now-purchasable-foreign-fiat/