Blanket crypto ATM bans punish legitimate users while fraudsters adapt. Smart warning systems at kiosks could intercept scams in progress.
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Illinois enacts first-in-Midwest crypto consumer protections, requiring exchange oversight and capping ATM fees at 18%.
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Crypto ATMs are facing increasing pressure from regulators, including bans at the municipal level.
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Senators in the state of Wisconsin have filed an identical bill to accompany earlier legislation filed in the state’s lower house that aims to closely regulate crypto ATMs.
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New Zealand’s financial watchdog outlawed crypto ATMs, citing regulatory gaps and AML concerns and raising questions about retail access and compliance.
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Crypto ATM arrests in London come as US states like Wisconsin move to limit daily transactions and mandate fraud warnings.
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The town of Grosse Pointe Farms has no crypto ATMs, but has regulated them anyway, requiring registration, warnings and limits on kiosks.
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Tasmanian police said they found victims were being directed to crypto ATMs by scammers after regular financial institutions flagged the transactions.
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Bitcoin Depot has disclosed that 27,000 of its customers data was breached, but said there was “no evidence of customer information being misused.”
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New Zealand banned crypto ATMs and set a $5,000 cap on overseas cash transfers in a major step to combat money laundering and financial crime.
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The case marks California DFPI’s first enforcement action under the state’s Digital Financial Assets Law.
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One of the victims identified in the police operation said she carried around $13,000 in cash at one point to send Bitcoin to scammers via crypto ATMs.
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Pictures show a Texas sheriff’s department taking a power-cutting tool to a crypto ATM after a family reportedly used it to pay a scammer.
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Spokane City Council has banned crypto ATMs to curb rising scams, giving operators 60 days to remove machines amid concerns over fraud and vulnerable residents.
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Installing Bitcoin ATMs inside post office locations is part of a broader push to modernize Romania’s postal service with digital tech.
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