Bitcoin Depot’s 9,000 crypto ATMs went dark as Chapter 11 turns a retail crypto giant into a warning for the kiosk sector.
Key takeaways
- More than 9,000 Bitcoin Depot kiosks went dark as the company entered Chapter 11, turning one of crypto’s most visible retail on-ramps into a bankruptcy case study.
- The Atlanta-based company, once the largest crypto ATM operator in North America, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southe...
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