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

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, ...

More than $11 billion in losses and 181,565 crypto-related complaints were reported by Americans in 2025, according to new FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center figures cited by CryptoSlate. Within that ...

The Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation is warning of a scam in which the perpetrators place transparent bags with supposed Bitcoin paper wallets and an alleged deposit slip on sidewalks.

Arizona residents lost $177 million to cryptocurrency fraud in 2024, leading to new state "guardrails" for Bitcoin ATMs. House Bill 2387 now mandates daily transaction limits and requires ATM ...

An Idaho couple is suing Bitcoin Depot after scammers allegedly used its ATMs to siphon $76,000 in retirement savings. A class action filed in Idaho accuses the now-bankrupt crypto ATM operator of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For months, Better Call Behnken has investigated criminals using Bitcoin ATMs to trick elderly Floridians out of money. Now, new state legislation aimed at protecting consumers ...

A Trezor phishing ad and an actively exploited BTCPay Server flaw hit Bitcoin users within 24 hours. Here's what to do.

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...