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UID:pretalx-mk6-AXQEMP@cfp.twed.org
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DESCRIPTION:Since 2023\, I have been doing grassroots Monero onboarding in 
 Caracas\, Venezuela — a country with hyperinflation\, capital controls\,
  and government surveillance of financial transactions. This presentation 
 share real findings from three years of field work: onboarding 50 to 100 i
 ndividuals and integrating more than 15 local merchants accepting XMR.\n\n
 I cover three areas. First\, the methodology for introducing Monero to uni
 versity students and merchants who never use crypto before\, in a context 
 of limited internet and deep distrust of financial systems. Second\, why M
 onero privacy features are not abstract in Venezuela — they are a direct
  response to real government financial surveillance. Third\, the honest ch
 allenges: merchant attrition\, liquidity barriers for XMR-to-local-currenc
 y conversion\, wallet UX problems in low-bandwidth environments\, and soci
 al stigma around cryptocurrency.\n\nThe presentation conclude with a repli
 cable framework for grassroots Monero adoption in economically restricted 
 countries of the Global South.
DTSTAMP:20260513T012214Z
LOCATION:Hall 1 / Sala 1
SUMMARY:Monero Adoption Venezuela: Onboarding Universities and Local Commer
 ce Under Hyperinflation - Jorge Andres
URL:https://cfp.twed.org/mk6/talk/AXQEMP/
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