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As Venezuela battles its worst economic turmoil, cryptocurrency remittances have emerged as a lifeline for the citizens amidst traditional financial challenges. With crypto remittances accounting for a substantial portion of household income, many in Venezuela are turning to digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum due to lower fees and faster transactions compared to traditional methods. 
According to data from Chainalysis, cryptocurrency transactions constituted a significant 9% of the $5.4 billion remitted to Venezuela in 2023, totaling 1 million. Digital assets provide a more stable store of value compared to the inflation-prone bolivar. 
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Venezuela is currently undergoing a stage of economic turmoil with hyperinflation, food shortage and rampant poverty. As of 2023, over 7.7 million Venezuelans have turned immigrants, escaping from the economic distress, and this race for immigration has <a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/venezuela-crypto-remittances-skyrocket-as-migration-crisis-worsens-1.2093377" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">intensified</a> the reliance on remittances, with many using platforms like Binance and Coinbase to convert cryptocurrencies into stablecoins like Tether.&nbsp; 
This trend was due to the increasing use of digital assets to avoid the Venezuelan currency Polivar’s fluctuations and overcome the authorities’ restrictive measures in traditional forms of foreign remittances. Moreover, high charges on each transaction and long processing duration have made many people look for other services available in money transfer. T 
The inherent advantages of crypto assets being faster and operations requiring low cost, have attracted Venezuelan citizens towards this craze. With no end in sight to Venezuelan economic crisis, the chances of greater adoption of crypto in the Latin American nation will only rise with time.&nbsp; 
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