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Maine crypto ATM (bitcoin kiosk) law
Status: Daily limits / fee caps
Up to $1,000 a day per customer. Charges capped at the greater of $5 or 3% of the transaction (32 M.R.S. § 6169).
Source: legislature.maine.gov (32 M.R.S. § 6169) · checked 2026-10-19
Transaction limits vs. scam rules
| Transaction limits | |
|---|---|
| Daily limit | $1,000/day per customer |
| New-customer limit | Same $1,000/day |
| Refund rule | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| Scam rules | |
| Warnings required | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
| Fee cap | Greater of $5 or 3% |
| Refund rights | Unknown (not confirmed in an official source) |
Source for this table: legislature.maine.gov, 32 M.R.S. § 6169; checked 2026-10-19. "Unknown" means we couldn't confirm it in the official source, not that no rule exists.
Crypto ATM scam losses in Maine
In 2025, people in Maine filed 42 complaints with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) involving crypto kiosks, reporting $2,211,484 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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Not legal advice. Laws change; check the linked source.
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