Cryptocurrency ATM Annual Fraud of 333 Million, Convenience Stores Become Accomplices

FBI's Latest Data Explodes: The Fraud Amount Through Cryptocurrency ATMs Reached Up to 333 Million USD in the First 11 Months Before 2025, Surpassing Last Year's Total of 247 Million. Among Them, Over 750 Bitcoin Depot ATMs Under the Circle K Convenience Store Chain Became Hard-Hit Areas, With Individual Store Losses Exceeding 1.5 Million USD.

The Most Disgusting Part of This Matter Is That the Entire Industry Chain Is Quietly Making Money. Victims Are Scammed by Fake Technical Support, Buying Bitcoin on ATMs and Transferring to Scammers. Convenience Stores Take a 15%-50% Cut from Each Transaction, While Operator Bitcoin Depot Earns Transaction Fees. Iowa's Attorney General Directly Named That Over 50% of Transactions Are Fraudulent, Yet These Companies Continue to Expand Crazy.

18 States Were Forced to Implement Limit Policies, Such as a Daily Cap of 1,000 USD, but This Only Treats the Symptoms, Not the Root Cause. The Fundamental Problem Is That These ATM Operators and Retailers Do Not Scrutinize at All for Profits. Reports from Employees and Police Have Been Ignored Multiple Times. Under This Ecosystem Where Bad Money Drives Out Good, It Is Inevitable That Retail Investor Trust Will Collapse. If the Cryptocurrency Industry Wants to Mainstream, It Must First Clean Up These Pests.