First American Bitcoin ATMs Have Arrived: Albuquerque And Boston Today: Austin And Seattle Soon
Yesterday, Enchanted Bitcoin run by Eric Stromberg of Albuquerque, New Mexico unveiled the first American Bitcoin ATM at an upscale cigar bar and lounge called Imbibe. The Bitcoin ATM has been successfully running for over a day now, and if you are in Albuquerque make sure to check out their launch party which is scheduled for February 21, 2014. The Albuquerque Bitcoin ATM is provided by Lamassu whose CEO Zach Harvey had this to say: "This is very special for us. Enchanted Bitcoins are paving the way for mainstream Bitcoin accessibility in the Unites States, they have put in a lot of time....
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Seattle and Austin will soon become the first US cities with bitcoin ATMs, provided everything goes according to plan. The machines are coming from ATM manufacturer Robocoin and the company claims they will be installed by the end of the month, Reuters reports. Robocoin ATMs are more elaborate than their Lamassu counterparts. They are cash-only machines and they have a few additional security features, such as biometric and optical scanners. In theory, this should allow much higher levels of security than regular ATMs. The barcode scanner can be used to scan QR codes and transfer bitcoins....
This weeks marks America's acceptance of Bitcoin ATMs, with Bitcoin ATMs popping up in Albuqueque, Boston, and now Austin. As many Bitcoiners have already started reporting on /r/Bitcoin and Twitter, the first bi-directional Bitcoin ATM in the United States opened yesterday at 2PM at Austin's Handlebar bar. Many Austin natives, such as the man pictured below, lined up for the opportunity to buy Bitcoins from this new machine; however, few sellers were to be found. Good thing my friend from the Houston Bitcoin Meetup and I had driven up to Austin just for this momentous moment in Bitcoin....
Eric L. Stromberg was pushing his old Ford Escort faster than it was used to, as he sped from California to New Mexico with his 125-pound traveling companion sitting silently in the back. Stromberg had never spent a night in Albuquerque before, and he knew no one there. But Albuquerque was to about to become home for Stromberg and his passenger - a glossy white bitcoin ATM made by Lamassu. This single-car interstate race had been part of Stromberg's bid to launch the first bitcoin ATM in the United States. First past the line. A month later, on 18th February, Stromberg announced that his....
Courtesy: blog.robocoinkiosk.com. We've heard a fair amount of news from Las Vegas-based Robocoin. The company late last year installed the first bitcoin ATM in a downtown Vancouver coffee shop. But they're ready to expand their horizons. The company said on Tuesday they have plans to bring their kiosk to the United States, with machines expected to hit Austin, Texas and Seattle, Washington sometime later this month - making them among the first in the nation. It is unclear where the kiosks will be installed, exactly, but they're sure to make a splash when they do arrive. The....
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....