Monday, September 29, 2025

US Market Structure Bill May Curb Crypto ATM Scams: Cynthia Lummis Pushes Consumer Protections Without Blocking Innovation

Crypto ATM Visuals — Complaints, Regulations Map, Scam Infographic

Visuals for Clarification — Crypto ATM: Complaints, Regulations Map, and Scam Infographic ✅

Chart 1:
Growth of Crypto ATM Fraud Complaints (FBI IC3, 2020–2024)
Professional, financial-report style
Data points: complaints (count) shown as line; losses in USD (millions) shown as bars (secondary axis).
How a Crypto ATM Scam Works
Step-by-step — warning icons & ATM illustration
Colors: red (danger), yellow (warning)
1. Scammer Initiates Contact Call/email/text posing as IRS, police or tech support. ! 2. Emotional Pressure Threatens arrest, taxes, or urgent fixes to push compliance. 3. Directs to ATM Victim is told to deposit cash at a nearby Bitcoin ATM. ATM Bitcoin 4. QR Code Provided Scammer gives a wallet QR code to scan — funds route directly to scam wallet. 5. Funds Irreversibly Sent Crypto transfers are irreversible. Recovery is rarely possible. If pressured to use a crypto ATM, pause. Verify independently with official institutions — real agencies won’t demand payment that way.
Map:
U.S. States with Crypto ATM Regulations, Aug 2025
Modern, policy-focused style
Comprehensive regulations
Transaction limits / warnings
No specific laws
Map highlights illustrative states; update the JS dataset `stateRegStatus` to reflect a verified Aug 2025 dataset.

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