Quote from: yhiaali3 on July 30, 2025, 07:46:08 PM

The article, according to the link, does not discuss Bitcoin ATMs, but rather check cashers, cash machines, and virtual currency kiosks.

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Be enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA c. 80, headnote is amended to read:
CHAPTER 80
CHECK CASHERS AND, CASH-DISPENSING MACHINES AND VIRTUAL
CURRENCY KIOSKS

I think that virtual currency kiosks are different from Bitcoin ATMs because the article discusses fraud cases that users, especially the elderly, have been exposed to at virtual currency kiosks. Their operation differs from that of Bitcoin ATMs, which operate automatically.

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Whereas, a recent report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation states, in 2024, that
there were 2,137 complaints related to cryptocurrency fraud in Maine resulting in more
than $31 million in losses; and
Whereas, this legislation regulates virtual currency kiosks, which have been
identified by state regulators as a tool used to perpetrate scams against Maine consumers,
especially Maine's senior residents; and
Whereas, this legislation must take effect immediately to protect Maine consumers
from cryptocurrency fraud

Therefore, I do not expect the ban to relate to Bitcoin ATMs.

Generally speaking, and for the purpose of this legislation, Bitcoin ATM = virtual currency kiosk.

If you check CoinATMRadar, there are only 15 Bitcoin ATMs in Maine now, down from 100+ before this legislation. And even these 15 ATMs still listed are likely due to outdated data—no Bitcoin ATM can operate in Maine with these new rules.