PANews reported on January 11th, citing CNBC, that according to FBI data, cryptocurrency ATM scams will cause losses of up to $240 million in the first half of 2025, roughly double the number of similar scams in 2024. Spokane, Washington, has implemented a complete ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, becoming the largest city-level ban in the United States. Several other US states are tightening regulations or discussing restrictions, including Arizona, Arkansas, Vermont, and St. Paul, Minnesota, which are also considering following Spokane's example with a complete ban. 80% of the world's cryptocurrency ATMs are located in the United States.



BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more