Venezuela’s New Monetary Base: Exploring Machado’s Bitcoin Reserve Proposal

The events of early 2026 have placed Venezuela at the heart of the global financial reset. Amidst the chaos of a presidential capture, María Corina Machado’s "15-year, $1.7 trillion growth strategy" has a digital foundation: Bitcoin.

Machado advocates for Bitcoin as "freedom money"—a tool to separate state control from currency issuance. In a country where inflation has exceeded 8,000% in recent years, a Bitcoin-backed reserve offers a mathematical guarantee that a new government cannot print its way out of debt.
The proposal envisions a dual-reserve system where gold and Bitcoin provide the collateral necessary to attract foreign investment back to the Orinoco oil belt. As 2026 unfolds, the world is watching to see if Venezuela will become the second nation to adopt a "Bitcoin Standard."