María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize, Once Called Bitcoin a Lifeline

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing democracy and civil rights through peaceful ￰0￱ Nobel Committee cited her “unwavering commitment to non-violent reform” in the face of authoritarian repression and economic ￰1￱ and Recognition Machado has long led Venezuela’s pro-democracy movement despite election bans and state ￰2￱ award recognizes persistent civic leadership and international advocacy for free institutions and lawful ￰3￱ and Economic Freedom Machado previously described Bitcoin as a “lifeline” and “means of resistance” for Venezuelans facing hyperinflation and strict currency ￰4￱ comments framed digital assets as tools for economic independence

not as political endorsement of ￰5￱ Significance The Nobel citation does not mention Bitcoin but her win highlights how technology and democratic activism increasingly overlap in societies under economic ￰6￱ many Venezuelans it symbolizes both political hope and financial self-determination.