UNITED STATES STATE OF HAWAII HAS COMPLETELY BANNED ENCRYPTED CURRENCY ATM SINCE 1 OCTOBER

THE STATE OF HAWAII IN THE UNITED STATES WILL, AS OF 1 OCTOBER, BE THE FOURTH STATE TO IMPOSE A COMPLETE BAN ON THE POSSESSION, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ENCRYPTED CURRENCY ATM AND DIGITAL ASSET TRADING TERMINALS, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA, TENNESSEE AND INDIANA. THE STATE CITED FBI DATA TO THE EFFECT THAT 826 ENCRYPTION-RELATED COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN FILED BY HAWAIIAN RESIDENTS IN 2025, INVOLVING A LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY $80 MILLION, AND THAT APPROXIMATELY 57 ENCRYPTION ATMS AND TERMINALS WERE STILL IN OPERATION。