A computer shop boss is believed to be the first person in the UK to be charged on suspicion of operating an illegal cryptocurrency ATM. Police carried out a search warrant at the Gadcet shop in Chatham High Street on April 28 2023 where they seized a number of crypto ATMs including one that was on public display. Habibur Rahman, 37, of Langdon Crescent in East Ham, London, was arrested the same day. He has now been charged on suspicion of operating an illegal cryptocurrency ATM without registration from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He is also alleged to have laundered £300,000 of cr…
