Canada wants to ban crypto ATMs as fraud fears turn Bitcoin access into a political target

The country that gave the world its first crypto ATMs is now preparing to eliminate them entirely. In April 2013, a Vancouver coffee shop installed what would become crypto’s most recognizable retail footprint, a machine that let ordinary people convert cash into Bitcoin without a bank account, a broker, or much friction at all. Thirteen years later, Canada has nearly 4,000 of these machines operating across the coun…