Crypto kiosks are no longer just a scam tool. They are becoming a visible liability for the businesses that host them, because the losses are large enough to push consumer fraud into state-level bans and venue risk. Standard anti-fraud messaging does not address the regulatory and reputational exposure now attaching to kiosk locations.
The FBI says IC3 received more than 13,400 complaints in 2025 tied to cryptocurrency kiosks, with losses over $388 million. That is a 23% increase in complaints and a 58% increase in losses from 2024, and more than half of the complaints involved people over 50. Minnesota has now banned crypto kiosks statewide, after Indiana and Tennessee moved first.
The pattern is shifting from isolated victim reports to direct policy action. Retailers and convenience stores that host these machines may become the choke point for repeated scams, and that pressure is likely to spread beyond the FBI warning itself.