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Policy & Regulation

Texas police opened Bitcoin ATM with physical intervention: $ 25 thousand dollars intervening in fraud created controversy

In the Jasper County region of Texas, a family sent $ 25,000 to fraudsters through a Bitcoin ATM, with the guidance of a false state official. Şerif Chuck Havard opened the search order by physically cutting the ATM of Bitcoin Depot and recovered a total of $ 32,000. However, after the incident, the discussions of “ownership violation” and “disproportionate intervention” fueled.

Jun 20, 2025