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Forest Lake adopts ordinance to register cryptocurrency kiosks after city reports $300,000 in kiosk fraud
Summary
Forest Lake City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to require hosting businesses to register cryptocurrency kiosks, impose a $2,000 annual registration fee for inspections and enforcement, and set operational and fraud-related restrictions after staff reported roughly $300,000 in kiosk-related losses locally.
Forest Lake City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance to register cryptocurrency kiosks in city limits, saying the move aims to curb fraud that city staff and police say is occurring at local kiosk machines.
Amanda (city staff) told the council the city documented about $300,000 in kiosk-related fraud between 2023 and 2024 and described how criminals use kiosks to quickly move stolen funds. "We saw $300,000 worth of fraud just through our kiosks located in our city alone," Amanda said, urging the council to act.
The ordinance (proposed as Ordinance 750) requires the hosting business — the gas station,…
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