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Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by orev » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:54 AM UTC

make3 wrote: post #13

Hernanaracena wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Venezuelans cannot accept USD without a bank account. You can use paypal but its hard to exchange from paypal USD to the venezuelan currency (Bolivares)

can't imagine it's easy to exchange bitcoins to bolivars, though I may be wrong if course

Why not exchange bitcoins for stuff, like an actual currency and not just a method of transfer?

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by thepumpkin1979 » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:56 AM UTC

sebleon wrote: post #20

Exuma wrote: post #5

How did you get stuck?

Yes, incredibly difficult to get a Venezuelan passport now, these restrictions prevents nationals from leaving en masse. Thousands of Venezuelans have illegally walked out of their country, and making their way to my home country Ecuador on foot.

That’s correct, everybody is hungry so corruption is everywhere. To get a passport you need to give the officer an iPhone 7 or a few thousand dollars. I read this today, it’s pretty bad.

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by leesalminen » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:57 AM UTC

vorpalhex wrote: post #11

Can you post a eth/bitcoin wallet address on your site?

I’ve submitted his web form requesting it.

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by tdb7893 » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:58 AM UTC

orev wrote: post #21

make3 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

can't imagine it's easy to exchange bitcoins to bolivars, though I may be wrong if course

Why not exchange bitcoins for stuff, like an actual currency and not just a method of transfer?

Are the transaction fees still ridiculous and is it any faster? I thought it's generally too expensive or slow for most normal transactions

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by vivafrance » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 3:59 AM UTC

vkou wrote: post #12

Hernanaracena wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Venezuelans cannot accept USD without a bank account. You can use paypal but its hard to exchange from paypal USD to the venezuelan currency (Bolivares)

How, and why is it easier to exchange BTC for Bolivars, then Paypal dollars for Bolivars?

You don’t exchange them. You transact in bitcoin.

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by vivafrance » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:00 AM UTC

tdb7893 wrote: post #24

orev wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not exchange bitcoins for stuff, like an actual currency and not just a method of transfer?

Are the transaction fees still ridiculous and is it any faster? I thought it's generally too expensive or slow for most normal transactions

Lightning networkng has been a thing for over 6 months now. Transactions are instant.

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by ddtaylor » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:00 AM UTC

peterlk wrote: post #15

In case anyone is not aware of the current situation of Venezuela. Here is a recent explanation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17408792

Do you know of a mirror of the video not in that weird scroll form?

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by ryanchoi » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:02 AM UTC

I know people have concerns with altcoin longevity/soundness/security but in a situation where every cent matters maybe an additional crypto to accept would be NANO? Though it seems to be less bartered locally. I read this a few days ago https://www.reddit.com/r/nanocurrency/comments/8wfl2r/venezu...

edit: Oh never mind, moments after I posted this i realized that with altcoins you could end up even less crypto worth vs BTC than you'd save on tx cost. :)

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by semi-nontechncl » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:04 AM UTC

Have you considered accepting Nano instead of BTC? Nano is perfect for this since there are zero transaction fees. Also, transactions are instant with Nano. A lot of people in the Nano subreddit are trying to get Venezuelans to start accepting and using Nano. You should definitely post in the Nano subreddit if you start accepting payments via Nano. More info at Nano.org and reddit.com/r/nanocurrency

Re: Certified Translator, stuck in Venezuela, looking for remote freelance work

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Post by ebikelaw » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:05 AM UTC

orev wrote: post #21

make3 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

can't imagine it's easy to exchange bitcoins to bolivars, though I may be wrong if course

Why not exchange bitcoins for stuff, like an actual currency and not just a method of transfer?

That's what I am getting at. To pervert the old saying, you can't eat a Bitcoin. Presumably what this person wants is some instrument that can be exchanged for, say, 50 kilos of rice. Are Bitcoin and Ethereum really the best such instruments within Venezuela?