First Bitcoin ATM arrives to Seattle
SEATTLE — The first Bitcoin ATM has arrived in the northwest. Seattle-based Coinme fired up the ATM for public use Thursday afternoon at the Spitfire Grill in Belltown. The ATM was built by Robocoin, the main distributor of nine other Bitcoin ATMs scattered around the world, including one in California and another in Texas. It’s not your typical ATM, because this one allows users to buy or exchange Bitcoins for cash and vis versa. New users will need to go through a five minute process to set up an account. After that, users will just need to remember their registered phone number, a pin....
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