Bitcoin Depot Files Chapter 11 as ATM Model Collapses
The largest US Bitcoin ATM operator is winding down under Chapter 11 — a collapse that crystallises the regulatory squeeze on the cash-to-crypto kiosk sector.
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The largest US Bitcoin ATM operator is winding down under Chapter 11 — a collapse that crystallises the regulatory squeeze on the cash-to-crypto kiosk sector.
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Chapter 11 lands on the dominant US bitcoin-ATM brand, with thousands of kiosk locations and an institutional-loan stack now caught in the restructuring.
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