{"id":71285,"date":"2026-04-17T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/economist-proposes-national-usd-stablecoin-to-eliminate-currency-controls-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:21:28","slug":"economist-proposes-national-usd-stablecoin-to-eliminate-currency-controls-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/economist-proposes-national-usd-stablecoin-to-eliminate-currency-controls-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Economist Proposes National USD Stablecoin to Eliminate Currency Controls in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\">Ecoanalitica proposes a <span>stablecoin<\/span> to fix local dollar shortages, driving future Venezuelan bank integration.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\">Surging adoption since 2025 bypasses the Central Bank, making <span>stablecoins<\/span> vital for future SME dollar access.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\">In October, R&amp;D, Conexus, processing 40% of transfers, announced work on a <span>stablecoin<\/span> settlement system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ecoanal\u00edtica Proposes Venezuelan <span>Stablecoin<\/span> to Solve Dollar Woes<\/h2>\n<p>As the Venezuelan economy faces headwinds because of the currency controls and the exclusion of small and medium enterprises from the dollar assignment system, <span>cryptocurrencies<\/span> can be part of the solution to these issues.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent note, Alejandro Grisanti, founder and CEO of Ecoanalitica, an economic consulting firm, highlighted the advantages of issuing a <span>stablecoin<\/span> to help correct dollar distribution issues derived from the implementation of an auction system that allows different exchange rates for the greenback.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Grisanti <a href=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/document\/media\/v2\/D4E1FAQFSf-teeQ-X1w\/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed\/B4EZ2ITCC2JAAY-\/0\/1776108185344?e=1776902400&amp;v=beta&amp;t=njvWJTC_PqrH0EdwrO5C6RxKIlqIK7NpjEVFSjFkOIE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposes<\/a> <strong>\u201cthe implementation of a system based on <span>stablecoins<\/span> integrated into the formal financial system, subject to strict regulation and featuring AML\/KYC compliance mechanisms,\u201d<\/strong> in addition to the controlled import of cash to allow small and medium-sized companies without banking accounts in the U.S. to operate using dollars in the local market.<\/p>\n<p>Grisanti\u2019s proposal suggests the issuance of a dollar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoin<\/a> specially designed for the country, which would feature traceability, operational control, and shared auditing with international partners.<\/p>\n<p>For him, such a system would be a good complement to the current auction system, which uses private and state banks as distributors, democratizing the assets to foreign currency to excluded systems, reducing the allure of arbitrage and speculation, and also strengthening the transparency of the foreign currency transactional system.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no official dollarization, the Venezuelan economy has experienced a de facto dollarization process that ramped up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoin<\/a> adoption since 2025, with exchange rates far higher than the official one set by the Central Bank of Venezuela. Grisanti\u2019s proposal, if adopted, might precede the inclusion of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoins<\/a> as part of the banking transactional system, potentially allowing for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoins<\/a> settlements between banks.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Rodolfo Gasparri, president of Conexus, which intermediates 40% of the country\u2019s electronic transfers, stated that a stablecoin-based settlement system was in the early stages of research and development. Nonetheless, no news about this system has been shared since.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/economist-proposes-national-usd-stablecoin-to-eliminate-currency-controls-in-venezuela\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Ecoanalitica proposes a stablecoin to fix local dollar shortages, driving future Venezuelan bank integration. Surging adoption since 2025 bypasses the Central Bank, making stablecoins vital for future SME dollar access. In October, R&amp;D, Conexus, processing 40% of transfers, announced work on a stablecoin settlement system. 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