There has been a recent increase in crypto-related crimes in Spain. In the most recent incident, a Bitcoin (BTC) ATM was stolen in Barcelona.
According to the local press, the police started to investigate because the Bitcoin ATM was stolen. Allegedly, thieves stole the machine at a crypto exchange outlet in an affluent Barcelona neighborhood.
Catalonia’s police force, Mossos d’Esquadra, announced that the ATM theft took place at 3 am. However, no further information about the case was shared.
Police sources are said to have taken the ATM from a place on Beethoven street in the Sarria region. The area is home to a branch of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. However, no statement has been made from Grayscale on the subject.