OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Bitcoin machines are where scammers cash in on fear of arrest that they create. “He needs to post an appearance bond so he can show in court today,” a scammer says over the phone.

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Pueblo law enforcement warns residents of scams involving Bitcoin ATMs and fake UPS delivery texts. Scammers impersonate banks or companies, requesting payments or personal information. Both agencies ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of Bitcoin, changes can be hard to keep up with. As we enter into a new year, it’s important to be mindful that significant industry shifts and expansions will likely ...

The infamous Coin Cloud hack, best known as a Bitcoin ATM company, remains unknown to its new owners, and despite looking into the matter, they were not able to find the source or culprits behind it.

As interest in cryptocurrency increases in the United States, the number of ATMs which facilitate cryptocurrency transactions is as well. With that convenience in place, scammers have emerged. They ...

Billy Markus, the co-creator of Dogecoin DOGE/USD and famously known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, on Sunday expressed his discontent with Bitcoin BTC/USD ATMs, labeling them as ripoffs. The conversation ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a massive increase in losses to Bitcoin ATM scams, nearly ten times the amount from 2020 and reaching over $110 million in 2023. Bitcoin ATMs are ...

As cryptocurrency machines spread across the country, gas station employees are becoming the unlikely last line of defense against crypto fraud. Last month, Avalon Hardy, a gas station clerk at a ...

Bitcoin Depot, a prominent U.S. Bitcoin ATM operator, has acquired the assets of Pelicoin, a crypto ATM operator based in New Orleans. This acquisition will expand Bitcoin Depot's presence in the Gulf ...

Troy woman was told by the con artists that someone was sending her money to Poker.com. She doesn't gamble. One con artist pretended to be from Apple; another impersonated someone from her credit ...