Bitcoin ATMs are primarily used for elder financial abuse, and the companies that own the ATMs let it happen, a lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit says Athena Bitcoin — which operates 138 ATMs in Maryland ...

Kennewick passed the Tri-Cities’ first ban on cryptocurrency ATMs this week, marking the first substantial step in the region to crack down on fraudulent transactions that have drained residents’ ...

The FBI reported that bitcoin ATM fraud increased in 2025, resulting in $333 million stolen from over 10,000 victims.

The number of crypto ATMs is surging around the globe, according to new data from Coin ATM Radar, despite increased concerns about their misuse by criminals. Bitcoin kiosks are popular targets for ...

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ATLANTA (WBAY) - Atlanta-based Bitcoin Depot announced it shut down its nationwide network of over 9,000 cryptocurrency ATMs and is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Bitcoin Depot told a ...

Bitcoin, the digital currency and virtual payment system, has grown increasingly popular in recent years. The top cryptocurrency token holders have made billions of dollars off the digital asset.

Call it a diabolical new twist on an old scam: ATM fraudsters are turning to bitcoin. Data the Federal Trade Commission provided to NBC News show the amount of money consumers have reported losing to ...

Bitcoin ATMs are a rapidly growing presence in the United States and, some experts say, a rapidly growing cybercrime menace. ATMs dealing in bitcoin are similar to their cash cousins: there are PINs ...

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In June 2024, when Fran Bates entered a Fort Worth-area gas station, she thought the voice on the other end of the phone was from her bank, and she thought a machine where she was in the process of ...