Bitcoin ATM Comes to Lelystad, Netherlands
There's a new bitcoin ATM in town. Well, it's in Lelystad, Netherlands - capital of the Flevoland province. Announced today, the ATM is centrally located at a train station, making it exceptionally visible to those who pass by. So central, in fact, that it's located between all the major banks in the area (such as ING, Rabobank, SNS), according to the device's operator, Bitsend. As you may or may not be able to see from the picture (courtesy Bitsend), the device is a Lamassu-manufactured machine. What this means is that it's only a one-way ATM, and only has the capability of dispensing....
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