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Wood County Sheriff praises bipartisan passage of crypto kiosk consumer-protection bill

Wood County Sheriff's Department · April 6, 2026
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Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker said Wisconsin’s new cryptocurrency kiosk consumer-protection bill passed the state Senate 33–0 and awaits the governor’s action; he testified in support and said the measure would cap daily kiosk purchases at $1,000 and require refunds for reported scams.

Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker told WFHR listeners on April 1 that a state bill to protect consumers using cryptocurrency kiosks has passed the state Senate 33–0 and now awaits the governor's signature.

Becker said he and other sheriffs testified in support of the bill and that lobbying and outreach by county officials helped get it scheduled for a floor vote. "It was quite an…

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