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Title: Citizens of Venezuela have turned to Bitcoin and gold farming in online games to
Post by: sell100 on October 13, 2018, 12:31:02 PM
Citizens of Venezuela have turned to Bitcoin and gold farming in online games to survive the country’s economic collapse.

Citizens of Venezuela have turned to Bitcoin and gold farming in online games to survive the country’s economic collapse. It’s been a hellish couple of years for the people of Venezuela. The socialist policies of President Nicolás Maduro have wreaked incredible devastation upon the country’s previously strong economy. People are turning to unorthodox means in...

Read more: https://www.trackcoinmarket.com/en/crypto-news/33316/venezuelans-turn-bitcoin-online-gaming-survive


Title: Re: Citizens of Venezuela have turned to Bitcoin and gold farming in online games to
Post by: stompix on October 13, 2018, 12:52:05 PM
1. Sooner or later you're going to get banned for the way you advertise your crappy website that is just a phrase and a link to the original article...

2. The original source is here:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1028734/Venezuela-news-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-amazon-Runescape-amazon-twitch-bolivar

Two interesting things in the article (for those that care)

- the gaming accounts were bought mainly with stolen cc:
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Hundreds of thousands of new accounts have flooded the game to maximise on the promotional offer using what appear to be stolen or fraudulent credit cards.

- it seems the people from Venezuela are cursed by the god of inflation
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But the practice has become so popular with Venezuelans they are now contributing to inflation inside the virtual world.
The insider said: “They defeat the economy of the game.”

If it weren't so tragic that grown-ups are quitting their jobs to play games, you might laugh at this irony.