Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then comes the hook: rush to the nearest Bitcoin ATM with cash. The machines, designed for legitimate crypto purchases, become ...

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a total ban on cryptocurrency ATMs to combat a surge in scams. While police say the kiosks are magnets for fraud, owners argue a ban goes too far.

Tarrant County prosecutors are trying to keep retirees out of the crypto crosshairs after an expensive close call at a Fort Worth Bitcoin kiosk. Today in Fort Worth, Assistant District Attorney Nathan ...

Cryptocurrency ATM scams are on the rise in Hawaii, adding another threat intended to separate people — especially senior citizens — from their hard-earned money this holiday season. Kealii Lopez, ...

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, ...

The voice belonged to a scammer, and experts believe the call was likely made from overseas. The machine was a bitcoin ATM kiosk-- one of more than 45,000 across the country. And on that summer day in ...

When Fran Bates received a call that her bank account had been hacked, the 85-year-old wanted nothing more than to protect her savings. So she listened to the instructions given to her on the other ...

So called "pig butchering" scams are happening on an industrial scale. Politicians have noticed.