Crypto Dispensers is weighing a $100 million sale as its CEO faces federal accusations of running a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme. Crypto Dispensers, a Chicago-based operator of Bitcoin ATMs, is considering a potential $100 million sale as its founder faces federal money laundering charges. In a Friday press release, the company announced that it has hired advisors to conduct a “strategic review” and explore buyer interest. Crypto Dispensers mentioned its 2020 shift away from physical ATMs toward a software-driven model, a transition it says was meant to address rising fraud, compliance pressure and regulatory scrutiny. CEO Firas Isa described the sale review as part of the firm’s next growth phase. “Hardware showed us the ceiling. Software showed us the scale,” he said. Read more
The crypto market hasn’t reached “euphoric levels,” which means less reason to expect a major landslide, according to Lyn Alden. A significant crash for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market doesn’t look likely at this stage, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden. “We haven’t hit euphoric levels in this cycle; therefore, there is less of a reason to expect a kind of major capitulation,” Alden said during a recent episode of the What Bitcoin Did podcast. “The cycle could go on for longer than people can expect, because it’s not driven by the halving, it’s driven by broader macro and interest in the asset itself,” Alden said, shutting down the idea that the four-year cycle is still intact. Read more