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San Antonio leaders move to curb Bitcoin ATM scams with signage, outreach and proposed ordinance
Summary
County sheriff and SAPD told City Council that scammers are using cryptocurrency kiosks to extort residents, often seniors, and asked the city to adopt mandatory signage, bilingual outreach and a coordinated enforcement strategy; staff plans Public Safety review and a May ordinance.
San Antonio officials on April 2 outlined a package of measures aimed at preventing cryptocurrency kiosk scams that have cost local residents thousands of dollars. Sheriff Javier Salazar, who raised the issue with council, described the scams as “a big business” that has been “milking San Antonio and or Bexar County residents out of millions of dollars every single year.”
City staff and San Antonio Police Department leaders recommended expanding a proposed Bitcoin ordinance to include standardized signage at kiosks, a bilingual public-awareness campaign and a coordinated investigative task…
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