The closure of crypto firms is linked to an ongoing investigation of corruption at Venezuela's PDVSA oil company and its crypto department.
"This network used a conglomerate of commercial companies to legitimize the capital obtained from sales through the acquisition of crypto-assets, personal and real estate."
According to Saab, at least 10 people have been arrested in connection with the investigations, including Joselit Ramirez Camacho who led the crypto department since its inception in 2018 overseeing crypto tax rules and the country's cryptocurrency Petro.to earlier reports, Camacho was arrested on March 17 during the course of the investigation.
Tarek William Saab: El primer caso que queremos exponer se refiere a una nueva trama de corrupción en Pdvsa, la número 31, que incluye esta vez a la Superintendencia Nacional de Criptoactivos
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