{"id":"tp-4544","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Venezuelan president to give citizens 0.5 petro ($30) as a Christmas bonus","author":"J Russ Isberto","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4544","datePublished":"2019-12-17T11:53:09.000Z","dateModified":"2019-12-17T11:53:09.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be handing out 0.5 petro ($30) to the general masses in an attempt to push nationwide adoption of the cryptocurrency.","section":"Insights & Views","references":[{"title":"Local news portal El Universal","url":"https://www.eluniversal.com/economia/57501/bono-de-medio-petro-sera-depositado-la-proxima-semana"},{"title":"Cryptonews reported","url":"https://cryptonews.com/coins/petro-coin/"},{"title":"it’s a sign of the regime’s current desperation","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Marudo-Venezuela-to-use-crypto-payments-soon-opposition-calls-plan-desperate-subterfuge-3664"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}