Old meets new: New Orleans antique shop accepts bitcoin
An antique shop in New Orleans is welcoming the bitcoin community, trading precious vintage goods for the digital currency. The store, which is called David's Antiques, Jewelry, Collectables Old & New is in the French Quarter of the city and is run by husband and wife team David and Ester Edry. Ester said she first became interested in bitcoin a year ago having read an article about it. "I enjoy and appreciate the community it creates, connecting us to clients and friends around the world. Bitcoin is bringing everyone together, free from exchange rates and red tape," she said. "Bitcoin is....
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Coinsource, a leading Bitcoin ATM network, has expanded its distribution of ATMs by setting up its first bitcoin ATM in New Orleans, Louisiana, in addition to new machines in Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey, with the total number of Coinsource bitcoin ATMs on the East Coast rising to 15. The Texas-based company’s latest additions bring its total number of machines to 35 across seven states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana, Nevada, and California. The new, low fee Bitcoin ATM in New Orleans is located at 3402 Tulane Avenue at an Exxon Gas Station in the Mid-City....
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