Scammers have taken more than $333 million from Americans in just one year using Bitcoin ATMs, according to new data released ...

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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.

Federal authorities say Americans lost a record $333 million in bitcoin ATM scams over the last year, topping 2024's total of ...

Bitcoin Depot Inc. has added more than 1,500 merchants across six more states to its BDCheckout program, which allows consumers to load cash into their Bitcoin Depot wallets at participating merchants ...

One of the country's top cryptocurrency kiosk vendors has agreed to pay the state of Maine nearly $2 million as part of a ...

The sister of one of my golfing buddies received a threatening call telling her a warrant had been issued for her arrest. She panicked and followed the caller’s instructions to deposit $5,500 in a ...

Bitcoin Depot agreed to a $1.9M settlement with Maine after regulators accused its crypto ATMs of enabling scams.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that Bitcoin ATM fraud reached new highs in 2025. According to the ...

The Sheriff in Jasper County, Texas, located a little over 100 miles northeast of Houston, used a circular saw to break into a Bitcoin ATM after determining it was used for fraud. According to a ...

Bitcoin ATMs have seen a rapid rise in popularity in the US, with over 30,000 machines in operation in 2024, making up ...

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