‘Tools for scammers’- Tennessee’s crypto ATM ban hits record 10K uninstallations

The post Why Health Care Alone Will Never Make A City Healthy appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Nashville, Tennessee, USA skyline over the Cumberland River at sunset. getty The city thrives when residents thrive. That simple sentence captures why we started NashvilleHealth more than a decade ago. It also captures a paradox that has troubled me for years. Nashville is known across the country, and increasingly around the world, as a health care services capital. We have outstanding hospitals, world-class physicians, superb nurses, three respected medical schools, innovative health care companies, and deep philanthropic and civic traditions. We are the home to many national health care corporate offices. In many ways, Nashville has more health care assets than cities many times our size. And yet, when we look honestly at the health of our people, the picture is far from what it should be. Here is the view from 10 years ago: By basic measures of population health — how long people live

The post Texas Residents Lost $56.8M to Crypto ATM Scams in One Year appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Texas residents lost $56.8M to crypto ATM scams over the past twelve months. Around 1,200 Texas victims fell for the scams, averaging a loss of $47,000 each. Scammers pose as officials and tell victims to convert cash at crypto ATMs fast. More than a thousand Texas residents have collectively lost $56.8 million to cryptocurrency ATM scams over the past twelve months, according to new data highlighting a fast-growing fraud problem that is hitting ordinary people across the state. How the Scam Works The scheme follows a consistent pattern. Fraudsters contact victims by phone, posing as government officials, law enforcement agents, or corporate employees. The caller tells the target they are in serious legal trouble, owe an outstanding debt, or that their bank account has been compromised and needs to be protected immediately. Once the victim is alarmed and compliant, the scammer inst

The post Crypto ATM industry loses bid to block Tennessee ban appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A federal court has denied a request to suspend Tennessee’s new ban on crypto ATMs, which is an early legal blow to the kiosk sector at a time when state governments are moving from imposing restrictions on the devices to outright bans. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced the ruling on July 7, stating that Public Chapter 766 would continue to be enforceable while a constitutional challenge by CoinFlip operator GPD Holdings LLC and kiosk owner Charles Wernicke is pending. While the court did not rule on the constitutionality of the ban, it determined that the plaintiffs did not meet the high threshold necessary to stop its application before the hearing. Court lets Tennessee enforce the ban According to Public Chapter 766, installing, operating, or allowing a virtual currency kiosk anywhere in Tennessee is a Class A offense. Plaintiffs stated that the law would result in

The post Tennessee Crypto ATM Ban Takes Effect After Federal Court Rejects Emergency Challenge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways A federal court denied an emergency request to block Tennessee’s cryptocurrency ATM ban before its July 1 effective date. Public Chapter 766 remains enforceable while constitutional challenges from CoinFlip and Private IT Corporation move forward. The court found public interest favored enforcement, although plaintiffs showed the law would cause economic harm. Why Did Tennessee’s Cryptocurrency ATM Ban Survive Its First Legal Test? A federal court declined to halt Tennessee’s cryptocurrency ATM ban before it took effect, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced July 7. The ruling followed a lawsuit by GPD Holdings, LLC, operating as Coinflip, and Charles Wernicke, CEO of Private IT Corporation. The plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order blocking Public Chapter 766 before its July 1 implementation. The court found the plaintiffs f

A federal court has allowed Tennessee’s ban on cryptocurrency ATMs to take effect while a constitutional lawsuit continues, giving the state an early legal win in its anti-fraud push. Why Did Tennessee’s Cryptocurrency ATM Ban Survive Its First Legal Test? A federal court declined to halt Tennessee’s cryptocurrency ATM ban before it took effect, Attorney […]

Tennessee's crypto ATM ban may signal a trend towards stricter regulations, potentially hindering Bitcoin's broader market adoption and growth. The post Tennessee bans Bitcoin and crypto ATMs appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Several US states have tightened cryptocurrency ATM rules, with Tennessee and Georgia having brought new restrictions into force as bans and compliance measures continue to expand across the country. According to state laws that took effect on July 1, Tennessee…

Crypto ATM's are fast disappearing in the US as Tennessee’s ban goes into effect today while operators in Minnesota have until Aug. 1 to comply with a similar law.