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.

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 ...

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 ATMs are becoming increasingly common, popping up in gas stations, convenience stores, smoke shops and grocery stores. Five years ago, there were roughly 1,000 cryptocurrency ATMs in Texas.

Law enforcement authorities are proactively seeking out and closing Bitcoin ATMs that are frequently involved in extortion and scams. Update (Sept. 9, 2:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to ...

A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows that money lost to fraudulent bitcoin ATM scammers increased nearly tenfold between 2020 and 2023. Per the spotlight report published on Sept ...

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