Cryptocurrency is becoming more accessible across the U.S. with the expansion of digital currency kiosks to 45 new locations in the Southwest and Midwest. Yesway, a fast-growing convenience store chain, is partnering with Coinflip to bring crypto ATMs to its customers, offering a seamless and secure way to buy and sell bitcoin and other digital…
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On July 7, 2023, a Clive, Iowa resident fell victim to a scammer posing as a Polk County sheriff’s deputy, who coerced the individual into depositing $6,600 into a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM). The Clive Police Department insists that the scammers utilized cryptocurrencies due to the challenges in tracking these assets.
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Despite a significant fine from Iowa’s regulator just two weeks earlier, BlockFi has scored itself a license in the state. Just two weeks after being fined by Iowa’s regulators for offering and selling unregistered securities, crypto lending platform BlockFi announced on June 28 thait has received a Money Services License in the state. The Iowan…
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The IID ordered BlockFi to pay an administrative fine as well as cease and desist “from making any untrue statement of material facts regarding securities.” The Iowa Insurance Division, or IID, a regulator responsible for many securities sales in the state, has fined crypto lending firm BlockFi more than $943,000 after it allegedly offered and…
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