{"id":72595,"date":"2026-05-16T07:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/coinbase-co-founder-meets-with-us-and-venezuelan-officials-in-major-investment-push\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T07:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:29:41","slug":"coinbase-co-founder-meets-with-us-and-venezuelan-officials-in-major-investment-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/coinbase-co-founder-meets-with-us-and-venezuelan-officials-in-major-investment-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Co-Founder Meets with US and Venezuelan Officials in Major Investment Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Coinbase co-founder Fred Ersham, worth $2.6B, met with officials to explore deeply undervalued assets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">While locals rely on stablecoins, Ersham appeared at an event to promote the ripe local market.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">To bridge the isolated economy, Erebor Bank\u2019s Jacob Hirshman pitched an idea to the central bank chief, Luis Perez.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Coinbase\u2019s Fred Ersham Shows Interest in Venezuela\u2019s Economic Recovery Potential<\/h2>\n<p>While Venezuela has been battling an economic crisis for years, including devaluation and hyperinflation, recent events have brought the possibility of a recovery, with potential gains for international investors taking part.<\/p>\n<p>Fred Ersham, co-founder of U.S.-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> exchange Coinbase and Paradigm, a venture capital firm, has traveled to Venezuela several times and has been meeting with government officials, including interim president Delcy Rodriguez and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-14\/crypto-billionaire-ehrsam-joins-risky-bet-on-venezuela-revival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>. The reason behind these visits would be to explore investments as the country aims to reinsert itself in the international economic system.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Ersham, with a net worth of $2.6 billion, would be interested in investing in several sectors of the Venezuelan economy, including fintech and payments, but also in energy and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-gas\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared this week in a tech event organized by one of the main state-owned banks, Banco de Venezuela, to promote the country\u2019s potential to become \u201cthe best country in Latam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In private meetings with business leaders, Ersham highlighted that assets in Venezuela were \u201cdeeply undervalued\u201d and that now was the moment to invest in the country. Nonetheless, no deal has been disclosed at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>While Venezuelans have managed to build their own financial infrastructure using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> exchanges like Binance as a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/economist-proposes-national-usd-stablecoin-to-eliminate-currency-controls-in-venezuela\/\">gateway <\/a>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>, the country is ripe for international financial services companies like Coinbase, which could also expand its influence as part of the nation\u2019s alternative financial system.<\/p>\n<p>Other companies are seeking to position themselves to provide institutional financial services during a transitional period. Erebor Bank would be willing to bridge the Venezuelan financial system to the world, offering correspondent lines with Venezuelan banks and setting up sub-accounts for clients. Jacob Hirshman, co-founder of Erebor, would have suggested the idea to the new Venezuela\u2019s central bank chief, Luis Perez.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/coinbase-co-founder-meets-with-us-and-venezuelan-officials-in-major-investment-push\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Coinbase co-founder Fred Ersham, worth $2.6B, met with officials to explore deeply undervalued assets. While locals rely on stablecoins, Ersham appeared at an event to promote the ripe local market. 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