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title: ""Stringent controls on access to foreign currency and runaway…"
date: 2015-08-21
source: facebook
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# "Stringent controls on access to foreign currency and runaway…

*August 21, 2015 · Facebook*

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[http://panampost.com/belen-marty/2015/06/09/venezuelans-escape-currency-collapse-with-bitcoin/](http://panampost.com/belen-marty/2015/06/09/venezuelans-escape-currency-collapse-with-bitcoin/){target="_blank"}
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\"Stringent controls on access to foreign currency and runaway inflation --- last week saw a sudden jump in the unofficial dollar rate to Bs. 400 per dollar --- have led to the number of Venezuela's bitcoin users doubling since 2014, according to data provided by Bitcoin Venezuela.\"
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