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.

In a typical scam, fraudsters will convince their victims that they must make a payment or safeguard their cash by inserting ...

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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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The agreement with Bitcoin Depot comes amid growing national scrutiny of crypto kiosks tied to fraud targeting older ...

Crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has reached a settlement with the state of Maine, agreeing to a multi-million dollar fine over allegations that its kiosks led to widespread fraud targeting ...

The Robocoin kiosk lets users convert cash to bitcoins in minutes, not days. Oct. 30, 2013— -- Bitcoins, now valued at over $200 a piece, were seen as the currency of the black market, back when ...

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