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Just like any other businesses have risks, the cryptocurrency investment is not an exception. There is a big number of fraudulent projects that take advantage of the cons of the cryptocurrency industry. These vulnerabilities make it easier to attract people, and then leave them without their funds.

Big investors and companies are selling their Bitcoins (BTC) at an all-time high price. This has triggered the massive selloff of the flagship crypto, thus affecting its value.

Jay Clayton, the Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) resigns from his post in front of New Year. Jay threw in the towel after putting pressure on Ripple Inc. accusing the company of involving itself in the sale of unregistered digital asset securities worth $1.3 billion.

Binance exchange has achieved significant things in 2020 and it is now ending the year with a cryptocurrency-backed Visa payment card. This has made it to be among a few firms that are offering digital currency cards.

The Norwegian Oil Fund, the oldest Norwegian pension fund and one of the globe's biggest, has a stake in Bitcoin. Thus, every single citizen of the country owns approximately 0.000114 BTC.

The countries with authoritarian regimes practice using numerous tools to watch over everyday activities of their citizens. New technological tools such as Blockchain, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency can help protect human rights in such countries.

Facebook still faces problems before the launch of their Libra coin. Right after rebranding its Libra Foundation to The Diem Association, the company faces a lawsuit from a startup with an identical name.

Binance Uganda, an arm of the greater Binance Global has notified all its Ugandan clients on the new date of closure, which is now set for December 15. A Binance user from Uganda, Joel Odota, notified CoinIdol, a world blockchain news outlet, that he received a notification email from the company.

There is an opinion that European Union (EU) countries offer more favourable conditions for running cryptocurrency businesses. That is why companies tend to choose the European market over the United States.