Are there any major risks or recent incidents to be aware of?

Yes—most importantly, a major data breach:

In July 2025, Bitcoin Depot notified around 27,000 ATM users that their personal information—including names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and driver’s license numbers—was exposed in a breach detected in June 2024. The company delayed notifying users for over a year due to an ongoing federal investigation Tom’s Hardware.

Additional risks include:

• Scams and fraud: According to the FTC, crypto ATM scams are on the rise, with scammers exploiting urgency tactics. Users should never act on unsolicited requests to use ATM crypto transactions TIMEAxios.
• Irreversible transactions: Once completed, crypto transactions cannot be reversed—users who fall victim to scams or errors may have no recourse