{"id":"tp-5884","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Venezuela evades sanctions by using Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for imports","author":"Mark Jason Alcala","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/5884","datePublished":"2020-12-11T09:39:21.000Z","dateModified":"2020-12-11T09:39:21.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Venezuela paid imports from Turkey and Iran with Bitcoin to bypass U.S. sanctions.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"mining facility","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Venezuelas-military-starts-to-mine-Bitcoin-BTC-via-its-new-crypto-mining-center-5870"},{"title":"Bitcoin.com","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/venezuela-pays-imports-iran-turkey-bitcoin-evade-sanctions/"},{"title":"Cointelegraph","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuela-ramps-up-bitcoin-payments-for-imports-from-iran-and-turkey"},{"title":"Maduro","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Venezuela-turns-to-cryptocurrency-for-domestic-and-global-trade-5774"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}