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<em>If you want to know how crypto functions in a state of collapsing economy, Venezuela is an interesting country to take a look at. In an effort to come out of the hyperinflation, the country’s government launches the world’s first state-backed </em><a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cryptocurrency" target="_blank"><em>cryptocurrency</em></a><em> called Petro. Meanwhile, Venezuelan people turn to bitcoins, using it to pay for everything from utility bills to gas and food. And Venezuela’s crypto mining mania goes mainstream.</em>