Costs in Venezuela have been rising steadily even when denominated in international foreign money. In line with information collected by Ecoanalitica, a market analysis agency, costs marked in {dollars} have grown near 54% throughout 2022, affecting the earnings and financial savings of Venezuelans which were utilizing the U.S. greenback as an inflation hedge.
Inflation has taken one other leg up in Venezuela, with costs of services being marked up even when denominated in {dollars}. Asdrubal Oliveros, economist, and companion at Ecoanalitica, a market analysis agency, stated that dollar-denominated costs rose near 54% throughout 2022, being affected by the inflation that’s presently hitting the nation.
Among the many most affected gadgets are meals and drinks, which registered a value enhance of 66.7%. In the identical approach, costs within the restaurant and lodging sector, linked to nationwide and worldwide tourism, rose by 95%, making this the sector that registered the very best bounce.
With costs denominated within the nationwide fiat foreign money, inflation numbers are even worse, with meals and beverage costs hovering by 150% throughout the identical interval.
The nation not too long ago received out of a interval of hyperinflation that began in 2017 and completed in Jan. 2022, when the nation registered 12 months with month-on-month inflation charges decrease than 50%.
Whereas most shops are nonetheless accepting bolivars, the native foreign money, as a method of cost, since a while in the past costs have been marked in {dollars} to simplify the administration of inventories and costs. Greenback funds have been in decline because the authorities proposed and established a tax for its use in March, however the U.S. greenback remains to be broadly used as a unit of account.
This value enhance, which has been denominated popularly as “inflation in {dollars},” is now affecting the financial savings of many Venezuelans who, like Argentines, have taken refuge in international foreign money and in dollar-pegged stablecoins as a hedge in opposition to inflation. The bolivar confronted a downward spiral in the course of the two final months of 2022, plunging to historic lows and exacerbating the demand for different, extra secure currencies.
The agency expects this development to proceed, with costs additionally rising considerably in 2023. This may change, nevertheless, relying on the openness of the Venezuelan authorities to adopting a extra official dollarization course of.
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Memecoins roared back into momentum on Wednesday amid a broader rally supported by encouraging inflation data and Donald Trump’s pro-cryptocurrency moves.
What happened: The unconventional Fartcoin surged over 27% in the last 24 hours to emerge as the biggest meme coin gainer.
The Solana SOL/USD-based token amassed a market capitalization of $1.24 billion at the time of writing, with trading volumes jumping 26% in the last 24 hours.
Fartcoin was followed by dogwifhat, another popular community-driven Solana meme coin, based on a meme featuring a dog wearing a hat.
The billion-dollar-valued cryptocurrency pumped 11%, while its trading volume jumped 75%.
PENGU, the official coin of the popular non-fungible token collection Pudgy Penguins, gained 9.76% to a market capitalization of $2.16 billion.
Cryptocurrency
Gains +/-
Price (Recorded at 10:45 p.m. ET)
Fartcoin (FARTCOIN)
+27.22%
$1.25
dogwifhat WIF/USD
+11.55%
$1.71
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)
+9.76%
$0.03448
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Meme coin heavyweights like Dogecoin DOGE/USD and Shiba Inu SHIB/USD also gained momentum, rising 3.63% and 2.58%, respectively.
Ethereum ETH/USD-based frog-themed coin Pepe PEPE/USD jumped 6%, while cat-themed Popcat, one of 2024’s biggest gainers, rallied 7.88% in the last 24 hours.
The total meme coin market capitalization rose 4.83% to $106.94 billion, while the overall volume surged 27.81% to $10.74 billion.
The upsurge followed slower-than-expected growth in core inflation, seen as a net positive for risk-on assets. Additionally, a report raised hopes for clear cryptocurrency regulations under new SEC leadership in the Trump administration.
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DPD and blockchain analytics company Chainalysis co-hosted other law enforcement agencies and cryptocurrency exchanges for ‘Operation DeCloak’
A cryptocurrency fraud workshop co-hosted by the Delta Police Department last fall identified over 1,100 victims worldwide, including a ‘significant number’ in Canada.
On Sept. 16 and 17, 2024, the DPD and blockchain analytics company Chainalysis hosted “Operation DeCloak,” bringing together representatives from law enforcement agencies including the RCMP, Victoria Police Department, Vancouver Police Department, the BC Securities Commission, the BC Prosecution Service and the BC Financial Services Authority, as well as key stakeholders from cryptocurrency exchanges such as Shakepay and others.
The initiative was a localized “sprint” of Chainalysis’ “Operation Spincaster,” a series of public-private collaborations designed to disrupt and prevent cryptocurrency scams. Spincaster itself spun out from “Operation Disruption,” a collaboration between Chainalysis and the Calgary Police Service in March 2024.
“Leveraging the transparency of the blockchain, Chainalysis proactively identified thousands of compromised wallets. This actionable intelligence formed the basis of a series of operational sprints across six countries (U.S., U.K., Canada, Spain, Netherlands and Australia) with over 100 attendees, including 12 public sector agencies and 17 crypto exchanges,” the company said in a press release.
“Over 7,000 leads were disseminated during these sprints, relating to approximately US$162 million of losses. These leads were used to close accounts, seize funds and build intelligence to prevent future scams.”
During last fall’s Operation DeCloak, Chainalysis led training sessions in investigating leads, tracing stolen funds and identifying compromised wallets using the company’s proprietary “Crypto Investigations Solution.”
According to a DPD press release, 240 crypto addresses were closely examined, revealing an estimated collective loss of C$35 million.
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The event also promoted proactive policing and disruption strategies aimed at combating fraud, with particular emphasis on a growing tactic known as “approval phishing” used by romance and investment scammers targeting cryptocurrency transactions.
The method involves scammers gaining their victim’s trust by promoting false investment opportunities with the promise of high returns, thereby convincing victims to unknowingly approve malicious blockchain transactions.
The initial transaction gives the scammer access to tokens in the victim’s digital wallet without the victim’s knowledge, resulting in unauthorized withdrawals.
Police say scammers typically connect with their victims through social media, or via apps or pop-up ads.
During Operation DeCloak, police say immediate steps were taken to notify identified victims of these scams.
“With the co-operation of the exchange companies, affected individuals were promptly contacted with the goal of preventing further harm,” the DPD said in its press release.
Since the workshop, the department has successfully deployed the techniques learned through Operation DeCloak.
“The technique was applied to a previous investigation which identified stolen cryptocurrency funds in a blacklisted address containing US$1.2 million. This address was in the process of being seized by an overseas police agency,” the department said.
Using the DeCloak techniques, the DPD’s Cybercrime Unit has identified an additional 70 transactions worth US$800,000 sent from Canadian exchanges. Investigators are identifying those victims and seizing the funds from the blacklisted address so they can be returned.
“This collaboration with Chainalysis and cryptocurrency exchanges is a testament to the DPD’s focus on innovation and commitment to community safety and well-being.”
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