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Bitcoin ATMs are a hotbed for scams, FTC says

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a report about increasing fraud at Bitcoin ATMs. Since 2020, the FTC says, fraud at Bitcoin ATMs has ballooned nearly tenfold, and just in the first half of 2024, consumers have lost more than $66 million to these scams. Scammers use tactics like fake phone calls, messages and security alerts to convince people that they're in danger, and that they should deposit cash into a Bitcoin ATM to protect it.

Customers of Indian crypto exchange WazirX unlikely to recover full funds

Customers of WazirX, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange that suffered a $234 million hack in July, are unlikely to recover their funds in full through the ongoing restructuring process, a company legal adviser said on Monday. George Gwee, a director at restructuring firm Kroll working with WazirX, said that at least 43% of the money any customer had in WazirX is unlikely to be recovered. Last week, WazirX asked a Singapore High Court for six months' protection while it restructures its liabiliti