— Euronews: Caracas shipped 127 tonnes of central-bank gold to Swiss refineries over a period of five years, seeking cash and collateral as the Venezuelan debt crisis deepened. Switzerland hosts some of the world's biggest refineries. These include Valcambi, PAMP, and Argor-Heraeus, largely clustered in the canton of Ticino. Swiss public broadcaster SRF said Maduro's government shipped gold abroad as an "act of desperation" to avert state bankruptcy, selling part of the bullion and using some as collateral for loans and the refinancing of its debt.
— In a statement announcing his decision, Walz defended his administration's actions, saying they "made systemic changes to the way we do business" in response to "an organized group of criminals [that] have sought to take advantage of our state's generosity."