Crypto ATM Scams Surge in 2025 as Regulators Crack Down on 40,000 Bitcoin ATMs
As of December 2, 2025, crypto ATMs sit at the center of a rapidly escalating global fight over fraud, consumer protection, and how far regulators should go to police a booming cash‑to‑crypto industry. In the U.S., a Clay County, Missouri jury‑duty scam has pushed local losses to $3 million. At the same time, Washington state regulators have just shut down a major crypto ATM operator over how it handled $8 million in customer funds. Globally, the number of machines is nudging toward 40,000, even as governments from Brussels to Canberra tighten the rules or push them out entirely. kcur.org+2TS2 Tech+2
