I sent someone in Venezuela about USD 40 in Bitcoin in October or November. They were able to convert half of it into more local currency (Bolivares?) than they

I sent someone in Venezuela about USD 40 in Bitcoin in October or November. They were able to convert half of it into more local currency (Bolivares?) than they made in a month at their full-time job. He said physical US currency was at a huge premium in the country because there wasn't nearly enough of it to go around, and the official exchange rate was clown shoes.