Robocoin Bitcoin ATM to Debut in North America's Largest Mall
Las Vegas-based bitcoin ATM provider Robocoin has announced that its newest unit will open for business on 26th February at the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada, the largest shopping center in North America, and until the 2000s, the biggest shopping mall in the world. Inspired by traditional urban bazaars, West Edmonton Mall includes 5.3 million square feet of retail space, features more than 800 stores and sees 30.8 million visitors annually. As if this wasn't enough, the mall boasts an ice skating rink, a water park and the world's largest indoor amusement park. Drew Glover, co-CEO....
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Not terribly long after launching the first bitcoin ATM in the United States, Robocoin today announced the launch of another bitcoin ATM in North America's largest shopping mall on Thursday, February 26th. The location is the highest-traffic venue in which a Robocoin ATM is installed, and it's the West Edmonton Mall in Canada's Alberta province. According to Robocoin, the machine will be at Entrance 50 near the Second Cup Coffee Shop. This 5.3 million square foot facility is visited by over 30 million people annually, and could be considered to be the size of a small city. "We're really....
In a Cryptocoins News exclusive interview, co-founder of BitNational, Drew Glover, discusses the success BitNational has experienced by switching to BitAccess software. BitNational operates nine bitcoin teller machines (BTMs) across western Canada and recently acquired the Canadian Bitcoin brokerage, Bitcoin Brains. They debuted their flagship BTM in North America's largest mall in February 2014 to great fanfare. However, their Robocoin BTM was plagued by technical issues and customer concerns. Last month, BitNational dumped Robocoin and switched to BitAccess software, and since then,....
The first bitcoin ATM in Australia could be making its debut in a matter of days, according to a report from News.com.au. Two companies are racing to get their machine up and running and set a record in the country. The first is Bitcoin ATMs, who plans to install their machine at the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney. The company said previously they'd plan to have their machine online "before the end of March". The second is Krypto Currency Solutions, who said last Wednesday that their machine - also to be located in Sydney - would be making its debut within two weeks. Both companies have....
Canada has long been a hotspot of Bitcoin activity, home to the world's first Bitcoin ATM and (relatively) widespread Bitcoin adoption. Several exchanges have come and gone, but current competitors for this growing market include CoinTrader, QuadrigaCX, Taurus, and now BitNational. BitNational got their start at in West Edmonton at North America's largest mall, where they debuted a Robocoin Bitcoin ATM. They eventually moved on to acquire Bitcoin Brains, Calgary's oldest and most established Bitcoin brokerage, for $2.1 million. Now they're poised to become Canada's largest network of BTMs....
Las Vegas-based bitcoin ATM specialist RoboCoin has revealed new plans for this week's upcoming South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival, set to begin on Friday 7th March and run through 11th March. SXSW is one of the more notable events on the annual tech calendar, having helped launched major brands such as Twitter and Foursquare. Robocoin, which debuted the first bitcoin ATM in Vancouver in October to massive fanfare, has a similarly stylish rollout planned for its SXSW debut. Robocoin will launch four ATMs around the city to raise bitcoin awareness at the event. The result,....