Bitcoin Machine Turns One Year Old In New Hampshire, Symbolizing The Libertarian Free State Movement
A bitcoin vending machine in front of a store in Keene, N. H. turned a year old last week, drawing people from throughout the region, according to the Concord Monitor in Concord, N. H. The machine, which could be the only public bitcoin vending machine in New England, draws attention from its association with the libertarian Free State Movement. Ian Freeman, a member of the Free State Project who hosts a live talk show, says people drive up from Boston, Mass. and New York City since the machine is the only pubic bitcoin machine anywhere in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine or....
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