币界网报道：According to the news from Bijie.com, on June 18 (UTC+8), the Spokane City Council of Washington State passed a bill on June 17 to officially ban Bitcoin ATMs in the city. According to the bill, existing cryptocurrency ATM operators must remove their equipment within 60 days. This move is aimed at responding to the increasingly serious cryptocurrency ATM fraud cases, especially protecting the elderly and low-income groups from fraud. Spokane police detective Tim Schwering pointed out that scammers usually impersonate tax or law enforcement officials to induce citizens to conduct transactions through cryptocurrency ATMs, and then transfer funds to overseas places such as China, North Korea and Russia. He particularly emphasized that victims, especially the elderly, are often threatened and forced to trade. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report in 2024, the United States lost more than $5.6 billion due to cryptocurrency ATM fraud, of which Washington State lost more than $141 million. The FBI also pointed out that the number of related fraud complaints received reached 10,956, an increase of 99% from 2023. (Source: Crypto Coin World)