Slovakia Sets Record Straight on Europe's First Bitcoin ATM
A Slovakian bitcoin ATM operator wants to set the record straight on the topic of Europe's first bitcoin ATM. That title is currently claimed by a machine installed in the Helsinki Central railway station in Finland. There has also been considerable media hype around a Swedish machine that was touted as the continent's pioneering ATM dealing in the digital currency. But Marian Jancuska, who operates the ATM in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital city, says neither Scandinavian country can claim the honour, because his machine was installed before either one. He said: "I am glad bitcoin ATMs are....
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There may or may not be some confusion over just who had the first bitcoin ATM in Europe. For a bit, it was thought to be an ATM in a railway station in Finland. Others thought it was an ATM located in Stockholm. Marian Jancuska, operator of a bitcoin ATM in Bratislava, Slovakia is hoping to "set things straight" on the matter. Jancuska says his bitcoin ATM was installed in downtown Bratislava in early December. December 8th, in fact, about a week before the aforementioned ATM in Finland. It may not seem like a big deal over who has the title of starting Europe's first BTC ATM, but it will....
Helsinki, Finland. A place best-known for islands, forts and Linux pioneer Linus Torvalds, has made the news as the official home of Europe's first bitcoin ATM. Earlier this month, Swedish bitcoin exchange Safello announced that it would deploy the first bitcoin ATM in downtown Stockholm. However, it appears that Finland beat them to the punch, which is hardly surprising, given the long rivalry between the Scandinavian nations. Railway tracks. According to Finnish exchange Bittiraha, who run the back-end systems, the machine has been installed in a record store at the Helsinki Railway....
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