Venezuelans promised Axie Infinity scholarships for crypto training courses


A candidate for governor of Venezuela has committed to offering scholarships to citizens interested in joining the Center for Technical Training in Mining and Management of Digital Cryptographic Assets.

Josรฉ Alejandro Terรกn, the aspiring governor who represents the country's ruling party, initiated the initiative as part of the La Guaira Digital program, which aims to accelerate growth and induce economic stability in the country.

As Cointelegraph Spanish reported, the Terรกn training center Provide specialized training to scholarship holders. in non-fungible tokens (NFT), mining and cryptocurrency trading. In addition, the campaign will have the support of four entities, namely, the National Cryptoactive Superintendency (SUNACRIP), Axie Infinity Academy, the Independientes con Terรกn political group and the youth of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (JPsuv).

In addition to the scholarship initiatives for learning cryptocurrencies, the candidate for governor foresees the generation of โ€œa thousand jobsโ€ through this proposal:

โ€œI feel that by helping young people build multiple sources, we ensure economic stability for their families. 1000 jobs in a year, write it down! "

Terรกn also promised that the training, promoted by the Axie Infinity academy, will include the installation and repair of networks and cryptocurrency mining and cryptocurrency trading. According to data from Chainalysis, Venezuela stands as the 7th country in global adoption of cryptocurrencies Index.

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Crypto investment platform Uphold CEO JP Thieriot recently spoke with Cointelegraph about the growing Bitcoin-based use cases for the Latin American market.

According to the businessman, the conventional Bitcoin of El Salvador (BTC) adoption has had a ripple effect by accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrencies in the surrounding regions, including Venezuela and Colombia.

Thieriot also believes that crypto adoption makes more sense for smaller economies rather than creating a central bank internal digital currency (CBDC).