Maduro Arrest of FX Website Staff Leaves Venezuelans in the Dark
President Nicolas Maduro's crackdown on an obscure social media account that Venezuelans relied on to navigate the country's twisted currency market is sowing confusion among traders and residents alike.
Monitor Dolar was for years the go-to source for the price of the bolivar on the black market, posting an exchange rate twice daily across platforms like Telegram and Instagram.
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