U.s. Bans Transactions With Venezuela's Digital Currency: White House

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Mon, 03/19/2018 - 1:06pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order barring any U.S.-based financial transactions involving Venezuela's new petro cryptocurrency, as U.S. officials warned that it was a "scam" by President Nicolas Maduro's government to further undermine democracy in the OPEC country.

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