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Tennessee's ban on crypto ATMs took effect Saturday alongside Georgia's restrictions, marking a simultaneous tightening in two Southern states that narrows the U.S. footprint for cash-to-crypto kiosk operators.
Minnesota operators face a separate but similar deadline of Aug. 1 to comply with their state's law, extending the regulatory wave into the Midwest.
Two States Go Live, a Third Follows in Weeks Tennessee and Georgia moved together on enforcement timing, with both states' bans or restrictions now active.
The back-to-back effective dates leave operators in those states no room to continue running machines while seeking compliance workarounds.
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