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District of Columbia crypto ATM (bitcoin kiosk) law
Status: No kiosk-specific law
No enacted District of Columbia crypto ATM / virtual-currency kiosk daily-limit or kiosk-consumer-protection statute found in this pass. NCSL's 2026 cryptocurrency/digital-assets legislation table lists no DC crypto bills for the 2026 session ("None"). Absence of a listed bill is not a ban; operators may still face money-transmission or consumer-protection rules.
Source: ncsl.org (NCSL 2026 crypto legislation tracker — DC listed None (checked 2026-10-27)) · checked 2026-10-27
Transaction limits vs. scam rules
| Transaction limits | |
|---|---|
| Daily limit | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| New-customer limit | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| Refund rule | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| Scam rules | |
| Warnings required | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| Fee cap | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| Refund rights | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
Source for this table: ncsl.org, NCSL 2026 crypto legislation tracker — DC listed None (checked 2026-10-27); checked 2026-10-27. "Unknown" means we couldn't confirm it in the official source, not that no rule exists.
Crypto ATM scam losses in District of Columbia
In 2025, people in District of Columbia filed 27 complaints with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) involving crypto kiosks, reporting $175,738 in losses.
Nationally: 13,460 complaints and $388.98 million in losses.
Source: FBI IC3, Cryptocurrency Kiosk Complaint Data By State (May 15, 2026). IC3 notes these complaints may also include other transaction types, so not all losses are from kiosks alone. Checked 2026-10-22.
New crypto law this month (October 2026)
No new state crypto law found this month (checked 2026-10-22).
Scam warning: no government agency, bank or business will ever ask you to pay with a crypto ATM. If someone does, it's a scam. Report it to local police and the FBI at ic3.gov.
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