In Bolivia's farm region of Santa Cruz, a worsening fuel shortage is starting to hit farmers' ability to harvest their crops, a concern for the embattled South American country where agriculture has become a key economic driver.

Bolivia is facing a serious economic issue as the country has a severe lack of dollars and gasoline, forcing the state energy agency YPFB to use cryptocurrencies for energy imports.

Bolivia's state energy firm YPFB will use cryptocurrency to pay for energy imports amid a painful shortage of dollars and fuel in the landlocked South American nation, a company spokesperson and a government official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Bolivia’s state energy firm, YPFB, will use cryptocurrency for energy imports amid a worsening fuel crisis. The country is struggling with declining gas exports and