Money Spinners: The Good Friday Bitcoin ATM Roundup

Take out your smartphones and get those palms warmed up for a scanning, because it's time for CoinDesk's weekly bitcoin ATM roundup. After today's price slump you probably can't buy bitcoins with your Chinese bank account and your local face-to-face trader has gone into hiding. If you're lucky, though, a nearby machine will help you out. Every week, these bitcoin-trading machines grow in number. This week's roundup includes more exotic locales, unexpected events, and at least three altcoins. Bitcoiniacs and Cointrader.net. Canadian companies Bitcoiniacs and Cointrader.net, who together....

Take out your smartphones and get those palms warmed up for a scanning, because it's time for CoinDesk's weekly bitcoin ATM roundup. Each day, the army of bitcoin ATMs across the globe grows in number, and firepower. The many users feeding their fiat into these machines are not only receiving bitcoin, but helping to build the economy of the future. In this week's bitcoin ATM news roundup, Jon Southurst tracks down the latest models to touch down. California. Robocoin launched its first two-way bitcoin ATM in Mountain View, California, on Thursday at the 500 Startups 'Bitcoinference' - a....

Take out your smartphones and get those palms warmed up for a scanning, because it's time for CoinDesk's weekly bitcoin ATM roundup. In the world of bitcoin ATMs, there are more first prizes than a kindergarten sports day, as installers claim blue ribbons such as first bitcoin ATM in their region, first two-way bitcoin ATM, first bitcoin ATM open to the public, first permanent unit and so on. Nonetheless, all bitcoin ATM news is good news, as it can be argued that it gets more coins into more hands, and everyone wins in the end. London, UK. We start in CoinDesk's hometown of London this....

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A bit of good news came from FinCEN recently, when it ruled that cloud mining services do not have to register as money transmitters. This is good news for consumers who wish to stay out of purchasing mining equipment for themselves and merely rent hashing power in some remote data centre - especially given the struggles that some manufacturers are having. On that subject, as the ASIC mining market is still in its early stages, it has created an environment where many vendors struggle with shipping on time. Logistical issues stemming from the creation of a new industry practically....