## Geopolitics and oil: a cocktail that always reaches Venezuela
Tensions in the Middle East are not just a backdrop. Every time an oil tanker is attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the news goes around the world, and in Venezuela it is felt in the dollar queue, in the exchange rate, and in P2P operations with USDT. Although they may seem like distant issues, the country is still an oil producer and, although production has fallen, the price of crude oil remains a key reference for the national economy.