Travelers Box Turns Leftover Foreign Currency Into Bitcoin at the Airport

Travelers Box Turns Leftover Foreign Currency Into Bitcoin at the Airport

Travelers Box is now no longer converting foreign currency into bitcoin. CEO Tomer Zussman sent CoinDesk the following statement: "We never expected this kind of exposure at this early stage. The kiosks are working very well with all other products but we didn't expect what happened with Bitcoin in few days. The volume and demand were very high and we had to reevaluate the process and the technical challenges. We are working very hard in order to bring Bitcoin back to the kiosks and we will announce it as soon as possible." Weary travelers across the world will soon be able to convert....


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