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The election in Venezuela is always contentious. I've written quite a bit about it over the years (see everything here; on the previous presidential election see here). Some have decided already that is a fraud, and sustain that the previous ones were also, although that is far from clear, and most likely Maduro (let alone Chávez did win all the previous elections). This time around things are less clear. First of all, the opposition seemed more unified, even with the disqualification of...

This development in Venezuela could be viewed as a very real step away from Fiat currency and a very real step toward a permanent commodity-backed currency. A crypto currency that is actually a currency in the sense of a zero maturity liability issued by a sovereign nation that is exclusively accepted in exchange for at least some liabilities to the state.This is quite interesting since the Bolivar remains the unit of account. Zero Hedge The Post-Fiat World Begins: Venezuela's...