{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"IELR Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com","author_name":"Bruce Zagaris","author_url":"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/author\/ielrblogadmin1\/","title":"Use of Digital Currency to Evade U.S. Sanctions | IELR Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9A9nEZLhHL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/05\/use-digital-currency-evade-u-s-sanctions\/\">Use of Digital Currency to Evade U.S. Sanctions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ielrblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/05\/use-digital-currency-evade-u-s-sanctions\/embed\/#?secret=9A9nEZLhHL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Use of Digital Currency to Evade U.S. Sanctions&#8221; &#8212; IELR Blog\" data-secret=\"9A9nEZLhHL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In the last month, the Venezuelan and Russian governments have discussed the use of digital currency to evade U.S. sanctions. In particular, on December 3, 2017, Nicolas Maduro suggested the idea in a television speech.\u00a0 His plans are to create the Petro, which would be backed by Venezuela&#8217;s commodities (gold, oil, gas and diamond reserves) [&hellip;]"}