Select Board Advances Plan to Ban Cryptocurrency ATMs
Dennis Select Board directs staff to prepare cryptocurrency ATM ban bylaw, citing fraud epidemic. Detective Mark Lambton presented data on $389 million in national losses from cryptocurrency ATMs, with Massachusetts experiencing 22,936 complaints and $411 million in losses in 2025, characterizing
Select Board · Meeting of June 2, 2026
Dennis Select Board directs staff to prepare cryptocurrency ATM ban bylaw, citing fraud epidemic. Detective Mark Lambton presented data on $389 million in national losses from cryptocurrency ATMs, with Massachusetts experiencing 22,936 complaints and $411 million in losses in 2025, characterizing cryptocurrency fraud as the leading form of consumer fraud today. The board voted unanimously to advance the bylaw for October 6 Special Town Meeting.
In other action, the board unanimously approved $1.1 million in capital purchases and endorsed the Council on Aging's FY27 grant application.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of June 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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