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 Bitcoin Policy Institute wants to ensure “US regulators get Bitcoin’s treatment right” when the Federal Reserve issues proposals to implement the Basel framework. The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI ...

The FTC warns that bitcoin ATM fraud is soaring. In the U.S, losses from scams via crypto ATMs exceeded $120 million in 2023. 74% of cryptocurrency ATMs globally are managed by just 10 operators. In ...

Bitcoin, the digital currency and virtual payment system, has grown increasingly popular in recent years. The top cryptocurrency token holders have made billions of dollars off the digital asset.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in ...

Bitcoin Bond Company CEO Pierre Rochard says US regulators’ Basel III revamp cannot quietly decide how banks treat Bitcoin without clearly explaining the rules and evidence behind them. Pierre Rochard ...

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State regulators have begun quietly implementing regulations to ban or overburden Bitcoin ATM operators. State regulators have been quietly banning Bitcoin ATMs. An entire subsection of the Bitcoin ...