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15,000 transactions is not "a large percentage of the Venezuelan population". Furthermore, the percentage of the population that went to the U.S. is also not la

15,000 transactions is not "a large percentage of the Venezuelan population". Furthermore, the percentage of the population that went to the U.S. is also not large. The population of Venezuela is 28.8 million [0] The number of ex-pat students abroad is relatively tiny: 8,540 to the U.S. for 2016/2017 school year. [1] [0] https://data.worldbank.org/country/venezuela-rb https://data.worldbank.org/country/venezuela-rb [1]https://wenr.wes.org/2018/11/venezuela-in-crisis-what-does-it-mean-for-northbound-student-mobility https://wenr.wes.org/2018/11/venezuela-in-crisis-what-does-i...

olivermarks 6y ago
impressive research, thanks I was assuming Ecoanalítica analysis of 15k transactions was not the entirety but a sample
firekvz 6y ago
Getting data from google is not gonna help you as there is barely official info, since the gov hides those numbers, we dont have propper census data or emigration data Venezuela population is calculated to be 24 millions at the moment, with more than 5millions who left the country over the past 5 years, those 5millions are OFFICIAL numbers, they don't even account for illegal venezuelans who crossed the borders to colombia or brasil, that are calculated on 2 or even 3 more millions, we can't know. I can count with my hand the VES transactions I've done this month, but transactions in USD, are over 100, I just checked my bofa app and i have to wait "load 25 more" 2 times to cover this month.. Also you forgot to account for the 500k legal +400k ilegal venezuelans in the US. I have no clue why this article is talking about expat students
- coderintherye 6y ago
  The article is specifically about expat students and notes 15,000 transactions. If you want to talk about other stuff that is not in the article, that's great to share, although everything you shared is anecdotal. I suggest if you want hard numbers on crypto in Venezuela you should check out GiveCrypto which has crypto programs running in country with verifiable data.
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olivermarks 6y ago

impressive research, thanks I was assuming Ecoanalítica analysis of 15k transactions was not the entirety but a sample

firekvz 6y ago

Getting data from google is not gonna help you as there is barely official info, since the gov hides those numbers, we dont have propper census data or emigration data Venezuela population is calculated to be 24 millions at the moment, with more than 5millions who left the country over the past 5 years, those 5millions are OFFICIAL numbers, they don't even account for illegal venezuelans who crossed the borders to colombia or brasil, that are calculated on 2 or even 3 more millions, we can't know. I can count with my hand the VES transactions I've done this month, but transactions in USD, are over 100, I just checked my bofa app and i have to wait "load 25 more" 2 times to cover this month.. Also you forgot to account for the 500k legal +400k ilegal venezuelans in the US. I have no clue why this article is talking about expat students

coderintherye 6y ago
The article is specifically about expat students and notes 15,000 transactions. If you want to talk about other stuff that is not in the article, that's great to share, although everything you shared is anecdotal. I suggest if you want hard numbers on crypto in Venezuela you should check out GiveCrypto which has crypto programs running in country with verifiable data.
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