Американские сенаторы заподозрили операторов криптоматов в помощи мошенникам

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2023-12-17Last updated on 2024-09-17

Группа американских сенаторов-демократов призвала десять крупнейших операторов криптоматов немедленно принять меры против мошенничества, от которого страдают пожилые граждане США.

Авторами письма выступили сенаторы Дик Дарбин (Dick Durbin), Элизабет Уоррен (Elizabeth Warren), Ричард Блюменталь (Richard Blumenthal), Джек Рид (Jack Reed), Тина Смит (Tina Smith), Питер Уэлчем (Peter Welch) и Шелдон Уайтхаус (Sheldon Whitehouse). Обращение было адресовано компаниям Bitcoin Depot, CoinFlip, RockItCoin, Bitstop, Coinhub, Unbank, Athena Bitcoin, Byte Federal, Cash2Bitcoin и Margo. Сенаторы заявили, что устройства этих операторов способствуют распространению финансового мошенничества.

Демократы отметили, что в первой половине года убытки от мошенничества с биткоином достигли $65 млн. Чаще всего преступники были нацелены на пожилых американцев — люди старше 60 лет в три раза чаще, чем молодые, сообщают о денежных потерях через криптоматы.

В письме сенаторы упомянули июльский материал издания Illinois Times о том, как в штате Иллинойс предприниматель убрал криптомат Coinhub из своего магазина. Предприниматель заявил, что единственные люди, которые им пользовались, оказались жертвами криптовалютного мошенничества.

«Криптовалюты, включая биткоин, давно ассоциируются с преступной деятельностью. Их относительная анонимность, неизменность криптовалютных транзакций и доступность криптоматов развязывают преступникам руки», — заявили сенаторы.

Демократы задали в письме вопрос: какие действия компании предпринимают для борьбы с аферистами? Операторы криптоматов обязаны до 4 октября предоставить информацию: предупреждают ли они пользователей о возможном мошенничестве, устанавливают ли лимиты на транзакции и депозиты с биткоином, а также — предоставляют ли пользователям услуги страхования.

В начале сентября Федеральная торговая комиссия США (FTC) предупредила, с 2020 года объем мошенничества с криптоматами вырос в десять раз, превысив в 2023 году $110 млн. Между тем, власти Калифорнии утвердили введение ежедневного лимита в $1 000 на вывод средств в криптоматах ради борьбы с мошенниками.

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