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📊 A global payments rail arrives in the national financial system
The cross-border payments fintech Thunes announced that Venezuela has joined its direct disbursement network, connecting the country’s banking infrastructure with international banks and payment gateways around the world. In practice, members of the network will be able to settle funds into Venezuelan accounts through the Immediate Interbank Credit system, mobile wallets, and authorized cash pickup locations, with a clear promise: fewer intermediaries and settlement times approaching instant.

Flights 176 and 177 of the Great Mission Return to the Homeland landed this Wednesday in Barcelona, the capital of the state of Anzoátegui, with 387 Venezuelans repatriated from the United States. The announcement was made by Mervin Maldonado, president of the government program, via Telegram, without offering further details about the passengers’ profile or their final destination within the country.
That the landing is in Anzoátegui is no coincidence. The Simón Bolívar Airport in Maiquetía, in La Guaira, is still operating under precarious conditions — with tents and reduced schedules — after the earthquakes that shook much of the country on June 24. The airlines shifted their operations, and Barcelona ended up, in practice, becoming the most reliable air gateway in eastern Venezuela.

📊 Two years of closed doors that ended this Thursday
The General Consulate of the Dominican Republic in Caracas resumed operations on October 1 after remaining inactive for more than two years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex) confirmed the information, stating that the headquarters, led by the Consul General Héctor Pastor Vásquez, is already providing its full range of services to both Dominicans and foreigners.
Among the procedures available are assistance and protection for Dominican citizens, passport applications, route letters, notarial powers, travel authorizations, and the registration of nationals. For PitbullChain, however, the truly relevant detail is not in the list of services, but in what this closure and reopening meant for the informal economy of Venezuelans who rely on a signed document obtained outside the country.

The meeting on Saturday, September 19 at the Palacio de Miraflores between acting President Delcy Rodríguez and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña concluded with a joint statement signed by the foreign ministers Félix Plasencia and Rubén Ramírez Lizcano. The text speaks about moving forward with the normalization of bilateral relations, an important step after the break in ties that occurred in January 2025. But beyond the photo and the protocol greetings, there is a dimension that directly interests anyone operating with crypto in Venezuela: what is unlocked in terms of trade, consular, and financial matters.

## A turn that lands in your pocket
The U.S. Department of State confirmed to international media that Washington and Venezuela’s provisional authorities agreed to resume diplomatic and consular ties after it was leaked that the Venezuelan consulate in New York had undergone remodeling work. The official message didn’t hold back: it talks about supporting the Venezuelan people and pushing a three-phase plan that includes stabilization, economic recovery, political reconciliation, and a transition to a government elected at the ballot box.