$BTC According to Cointelegraph, a Texas sheriff has taken decisive action against a local cryptocurrency ATM following reports of a family being scammed out of $25,000. The incident has sparked debate among cryptocurrency users regarding the appropriateness of the sheriff's actions. Local reports from Tuesday indicate that a scammer impersonated a government employee to deceive a family in Jasper County, northwest of Houston, into depositing funds at a Bitcoin ATM. Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard obtained a search warrant and proceeded to cut open the ATM, which was operated by Bitcoin Depot, in an effort to recover approximately $32,0
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