Many countries have some laws related to cryptocurrency. But how many countries have total bans on Bitcoin, including owning it, trading it, mining it, and using it for payments?

Answer: 9 Countries

Questions:

• Why do you think some countries are making cryptocurrency illegal?
• What are some of the negative impacts of cryptocurrency mining? How can they be avoided?
• Do you think cryptocurrency investment will increase, stay the same, or decrease in the future? Why? 

Here are the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

Behind the numbers (Coin Gecko): 

"Bitcoin faces restrictions in 18 countries globally, with varying levels of prohibition from complete bans to payment restrictions. Nine countries have implemented complete Bitcoin bans: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Kuwait, Nepal, North Macedonia, and Tunisia, while nine others maintain partial restrictions on financial institutions or payments."

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