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The company said on November 21 that it has brought in advisers to assess its options and gauge interest from buyers.
In the announcement, Crypto Dispensers highlighted that it had already moved from operating physical ATMs to developing software services in 2020.
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The firm stated that this shift was aimed at addressing concerns about fraud and at complying with tighter regulations.
Chief Executive Firas Isa called the potential sale part of the company’s next stage of growth. Isa said:
Hardware showed us the ceiling. Software showed us the scale.
The company added that it might continue to operate independently, depending on how the review unfolds, and that there is no certainty that a deal will take place.
The announcement followed the US Department of Justice’s indictment accusing Isa and the company of helping launder $10 million. Prosecutors claim that, between 2018 and 2025, Isa accepted money from wire fraud and drug trafficking through the ATM network.
The indictment stated that, despite identity checks, he converted the funds into cryptocurrency and transferred them to wallets designed to conceal their source.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Minister for Cybersecurity and Home Affairs, Tony Burke, is considering changes that could allow its financial intelligence agency to limit the use of crypto ATMs. What does the proposed law include? Read the full story.
