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20 Mass. communities have banned crypto kiosks amid rise in scams

20 Mass. communities have banned crypto kiosks amid rise in scams



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A statewide ban could be next as lawmakers consider cracking down on machines that let users convert cash into cryptocurrency.

Haverhill police Lieutenant Michael Shinners disconnected a Crypto ATM inside a convenience store on April 6. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Twenty Massachusetts communities have banned cryptocurrency kiosks amid concerns that the machines are increasingly being used by scammers, according to a report by The Boston Globe.

Hundreds of the kiosks, sometimes called crypto ATMs, have appeared in convenience stores and gas stations across Massachusetts in recent years. The machines let users…

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