Venezuela's petro cryptocurrency struggles to gain consumer trust
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Venezuela's homemade cryptocurrency was designed to help stabilize the economy. 

But two years after its launch, it's still struggling to gain consumer trust. 

In many stores across the country, prices are marked in U.S. dollars, even though that's not the official money. 

So what does Caracas need to do to promote usage? 

CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports.