For months, Better Call Behnken has investigated criminals using Bitcoin ATMs to trick elderly Floridians out of money. Now, new state legislation aimed at protecting consumers has been passed, and ...

Bitcoin Depot Inc.'s recent bankruptcy is part of a larger downturn in the crypto ATM operator industry spurred by a ...

That unassuming kiosk in your local grocery store is a portal to fraud, regulators warn.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said fraudsters in 2025 bilked Americans out of more than $333 million with ruses perpetrated using bitcoin ATM machines, a marked uptick over previous years as the ...

A different kind of ATM is setting up shop in your local convenience store. These machines look like traditional banking kiosks, but they allow customers to buy bitcoin in cash. Bitcoin ATMs, or BTMs, ...

Q: What are these Bitcoin ATM scams targeting the elderly, so I can warn my parents? A: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults ...

A Bitcoin ATM giant that once flooded the nation with machines has filed for bankruptcy after strict state regulations — including in California — kneecapped its business model. Bitcoin Depot ...

Bitcoin was supposed to cut out the middleman. Instead, it’s become a middleman’s dream for scammers. In 2025 alone, Americans lost more than $330 million to bitcoin ATM scams, according to FBI data, ...

Bitcoin Depot began the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, per a ...

The department has received multiple complaints about scammers spoofing sheriff's office phone numbers and using real deputy ...