I Was The First Person To Sell Bitcoin To A Bitcoin ATM On American Soil
This weeks marks America's acceptance of Bitcoin ATMs, with Bitcoin ATMs popping up in Albuqueque, Boston, and now Austin. As many Bitcoiners have already started reporting on /r/Bitcoin and Twitter, the first bi-directional Bitcoin ATM in the United States opened yesterday at 2PM at Austin's Handlebar bar. Many Austin natives, such as the man pictured below, lined up for the opportunity to buy Bitcoins from this new machine; however, few sellers were to be found. Good thing my friend from the Houston Bitcoin Meetup and I had driven up to Austin just for this momentous moment in Bitcoin....
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