States can do it….

The main operator of bitcoin “ATMs” is closing down because too many states have banned Automated Theft Machines.

Last week I noted that the suburb of Spokane Valley banned theft machines. I doubted that it would make a difference.

This shutdown makes me feel a bit better about the power of states. Smaller entities can still make things happen IF they want to. Power isn’t entirely top-down.

Later thought: The articles don’t say what will happen to the thousands of theft machines, already installed and presumably paying rent to the locations. Will they be bought by a different bitcoin fraudster, or reprogrammed to sell AI tokens or some other shit?