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Analysis 4 min read · Jan 04, 2026

Opinion: Trump’s Venezuela Power Move Changes Everything — Energy, AI, and Bitcoin

Here at Blockster, we are celebrating what may be one of the most decisive geopolitical power moves of our lifetime — President Donald Trump arresting Nicolás Maduro and taking temporary control over Venezuela. This alone deserves a medal of honor.

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Opinion: Trump’s Venezuela Power Move Changes Everything — Energy, AI, and Bitcoin

Here at Blockster, we are celebrating what may be one of the most decisive geopolitical power moves of our lifetime — President Donald Trump arresting Nicolás Maduro and taking temporary control over Venezuela. This alone deserves a medal of honor.

Scanning through today’s X crypto feed, I was shocked — not just by the headlines, but by the sheer scale of value that has been locked up for decades. Venezuela is sitting on an estimated $17 trillion worth of oil, while its national currency has been devalued by 99.9999999998% 🇻🇪.
 
Let that sink in.

What used to buy a family a full week of groceries can no longer afford 1/100th of a pack of gum. This is what corruption, socialism, and theft from the people actually look like in practice.

From Oil to Onchain Assets

It will be interesting to see whether Trump introduces a Bitcoin-backed treasury framework in Venezuela — pairing its oil reserves with Bitcoin exposure and tokenized real-world assets, not just oil but potentially gold as well.

As Trump mentioned during Saturday’s press conference, he is already in talks with the largest oil companies in the world to rebuild Venezuela’s refineries and industrial infrastructure, finally unlocking the production capacity tied to those $17 trillion in reserves.

The bigger question is what this looks like in practice: what potentially gets tokenized, how it’s structured, and on which blockchain these assets would ultimately live on.

Long Overdue Prosperity

As Elon Musk pointed out on X, “Long overdue prosperity is coming for the people of Venezuela.”

And honestly — what the hell took so long to do this?

This is our neighbor. Venezuela needed to be saved a long time ago. Now, with Trump stepping in as a legitimate business partner, the Venezuelan people finally have a chance to benefit from their own riches — under a fair and just government that doesn’t steal from its citizens or enforce a failed socialist agenda.

But here’s what many people are missing. America also wins.

By stabilizing Venezuela and unlocking its energy resources, the U.S. secures what it needs most right now to scale technology — especially AI, which is the biggest global race on the planet. This single move officially puts the United States in the lead.

The AI Acceleration Moment

For the lefties who will inevitably complain, this is only going to bounce back at you and weaken your cries — because this could not possibly have a more positive impact on both the U.S. and the world. I’m personally proud and feel incredibly lucky that we have a president in power who understands technology and its potential, and who is operating at warp speed to provide American tech companies with the resources they need to take our country — and its GDP — to levels we’ve never seen before.
 
I believe Elon himself has even admitted that the massive debt America currently sits on can be resolved through AI — because of the new levels of productivity it will unlock. As productivity explodes, national wealth rises with it, to the point where debt becomes manageable — even solvable.

AI is already changing the world. But we’ve only dipped our toes in. Trump is the catalyst that will push us into a future we can barely imagine.

And if we tie crypto into all of this — let’s be real: global finance is going onchain. It’s inevitable. AI and crypto will be deeply interconnected, whether people like it or not. So for everyone in crypto crying about another “winter,” just hang tight. Big things are coming — and they’re coming soon.
 
If you need a reminder, take a look at my previous article breaking down Arthur Hayes’ predictions for the crypto market once the U.S. starts minting money (in 2026): https://blockster.com/crypto-starts-2026-higher-but-the-real-catalyst-is-still-washington

Even Kevin O’Leary agrees — see the clip here:

This Much Power Demands the Right Team

I honestly can’t imagine a better team to temporarily take control of a country with this level of resource and power potential than Trump and his administration. I don’t think anyone else can be trusted with it.
 
Since Nicolás Maduro took power in 2013, Venezuela’s currency has been devalued 99.9999999998% 🇻🇪. Venezuela doesn’t need more socialism. Venezuela needs Bitcoin.

To put the scale of this into perspective: Venezuela’s oil reserves are worth $17 trillion.

That’s almost:

  • 56% of U.S. GDP

  • 89% of China’s GDP

  • 4× Japan’s GDP

  • 9.6× Bitcoin’s entire market cap

Absolutely insane.

Cheers to President Trump and the military for an outstanding operation. And cheers to the people of Venezuela. The golden age is upon us.

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