According to CoinDesk, the Venezuelan government has officially launched the pre-sale of the country's official digital currency, Petro (PTR).
Petro was first declared by President Nicolas Maduro in December 2017 to get rid of the US embargo and overcome the economic crisis. It is said that Petro is supported by certain commodities including the oil.
In the first stage, there will be 82.4 million Petrol. President Maduro stated that a total of 100 million Petrol will be generated and the total value will be more than 6 billion dollars.
Vice President Tareck El Aissami announced that the pre-sale had begun earlier today in the face of the cameras.
The government says Petro is the basis for a policy that promotes development and infrastructure, as well as educating young people in electronic mining, coding, cryptography, network security and economics.
there is great interest from Turkey
Carlos Vargas government official managing the operations of Petro, Petro Qatar, Turkey, said he saw great interest from investors in Europe and even the US.
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We will then publish a guide for those wondering how to buy Petro.