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Cuba turns to cryptocurrency to skirt U.S. sanctions
People in Cuba are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency to skirt around U.S. economic sanctions.
Cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, is allowing Cubans to get goods they normally have difficulty in obtaining due to their inability to possess international debit and credit cards.
- Jeff Francis
- Micky
Cryptocurrency use heating up in Cuba
The primary reason why Cubans cannot access international money systems is due to the ongoing economic sanctions imposed by the United States, which have been in place for roughly 70…