Liberty Teller launches their Second Bitcoin ATM in Boston
Talk to the average person about bitcoin and the response is usually the same. How on earth do I get Bitcoin? Well, co-founders Chris Yim and Kyle Powers are seeking to help connect the common man to access Bitcoins through their Liberty Teller organization. Having set up America's first Bitcoin ATM in South Station in Boston, MA earlier this year, Yim and Powers set up a second one Monday in Harvard Square. How does it work? The newly setup BTC kiosk in Harvard Square. Photo by the Liberty Teller Twitter Page. These kiosks are surprisingly simple to use. The Liberty Teller site explains....
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Image Courtesy: LibertyTeller (Twitter). As quiet as the first launch in South Station came, the folks over at LibertyTeller have launched their second machine in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also a unit from Lamassu, the device serves as a bitcoin vending machine, allowing users to insert U. S. dollars in exchange for bitcoin in approximately thirty seconds. The move isn't surprising. When I spoke to Kyle Powers and Chris Yim in Boston several weeks ago, they told me they had plans to expand, but at the time were uncertain of locations. Specifically, the unit is located at....