Money Spinners: Bitcoin ATMs Make Capitol Hill Debut
It's a special edition of the bitcoin ATM roundup this week as Robocoin went to Washington, DC, a couple of new players entered the European market via Finland and Slovenia and Quebec City received two bitcoin 'guichets automatique.'. Washington, DC USA. Surrounded by reporters and camera crews from some of the world's largest news organisations, more than 50 members of the US Congress lined up in Rayburn House on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to test a Robocoin ATM. Presented by Robocoin's management team at the invitation of Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), the Robocoin machine....
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People at the Westfield Sydney shopping center in Sydney, Australia will soon be able to spend their money on something else: bitcoins. A bitcoin ATM is expected to make its debut in Australia's most populated city. Operated by Australian Bitcoin ATMs, this has been in the making for quite a bit of time. In late March, it was noted that the first bitcoin ATM in Australia was a mere days away, and here we are in April. I can't and won't say this is the first ATM in the country, but what can be said is that the ATM will make its debut on Tuesday, according to CNET Australia. It's unclear....
Members of the Bitcoin Foundation educated US policy makers about digital currency in a meeting in Washington DC's Capitol Hill yesterday. Peter Vessenes, Patrick Murck and Marco Santori represented the Bitcoin Foundation and spent the day talking protocol, block chain and mining with representatives from the offices of several congressmen and senators. Santori, who is chair of the foundation's Regulatory Affairs Committee, said the attendees raised a number of concerns including privacy and anti-money laundering issues, but most just wanted to know how the protocol works. "The protocol....
The first Bitcoin ATM was unveiled in Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. “Bitcoin is digital decentralized currency and Robocoin is the easiest way for people to buy and sell Bitcoin with cash,” said Robocoin CEO Jordan Kelley. "We're honored to be the first bitcoin company to demo and educate officials about bitcoin on Capitol Hill." “I have a healthy dose of skepticism but it’s positive skepticism. Things are always changing and we live in a global economy now,” said Hank Johnson, Democrat Congressman in the interview to Reuters. Robocoin was the first company to represent the....
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Take out your smartphones and get those palms warmed up for a scanning, because it's time for CoinDesk's weekly bitcoin ATM roundup. It's always Good Friday in the world of bitcoin ATMs, and we begin our end-of-week coverage with the best news and 'first bitcoin ATMs' we've heard around the globe this week. Dubai. Remember that warehouse full of bitcoin ATMs in the UAE, which turned out not to be bitcoin ATMs but convenience store payment kiosks? Well, apparently they are actually bitcoin kiosks, according to local company Umbrellab: Exactly :). - Umbrellab (@umblab) 16th April 2014.....