Robocoin's Sam Glaser Addresses Concerns About Robocoin ATMs

Robocoin's Sam Glaser Addresses Concerns About Robocoin ATMs

Robocoin's Sam Glaser Addresses Concerns About Robocoin ATMs. Recently I was contacted by a disappointed Robocoin ATM user. His experience with the ATM was not good: He felt the fee's were too high. I and others had voiced concerns over security and ease of use as well. In response, Sam Glaser of Robocoin contacted me after reading my article and has answered some questions for me. He let me know his concern about the misconceptions surrounding how and why the Robocoin ATM needs the info and security measures it does. Sam addresses the fee structure as well. With Robocoin ATMs being....


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