The U.S. capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro coincided with a sharp decline in oil prices, but crypto markets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, remained stable. Venezuela’s use of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin and stablecoins, has been critical amid sanctions and economic crisis, serving both civilian and state-linked trade purposes. Analysts foresee increased crypto activity as traditional financial channels become more fragile, with key indicators being stablecoin demand, intermediary concentration, and network behavior shifts.

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