An Interview With Coinme, the Company Behind Seattle's First Bitcoin ATM
As a resident of western Washington, I was happy to find out that a Bitcoin ATM had recently been installed at the Spitfire sports bar in downtown Seattle. I decided to make a trip to try out the ATM and learn more about Coinme, the company behind Seattle's first Robocoin kiosk. General Manager Nick Hughes and Compliance Officer Neil Burgquist were kind....
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In May of this year, start-up Coinme released their first Robocoin kiosk at the Spitfire sports bar in downtown Seattle. On October 1st of this year, they added to their fleet with a new machine located on the University of Washington campus. The release event at UW's "Startup Hall" also coincided with a Bitcoin meet-up for interested people in the local community to come network and listen to speakers talk about their personal projects. There were about 40 people in attendance. I interviewed the guys behind Coinme when they opened their first ATM and was excited to catch up and see how....
Seattle, Washington. It's the land of rain, good food, and now a two-way bitcoin ATM. What some Northwestern news publications are calling the city's first bitcoin ATM, city residents will be able to not only purchase bitcoin, but they'll be able to exchange bitcoin for fiat. Located at the Spitfire Sports Bar in Downtown Seattle, the ATM is destined to begin serving customers come 11 AM local time. Customers will have the opportunity to interact with the ATM from 11 AM to 10 PM seven days a week. Manufactured by Las Vegas-based Robocoin, the ATM will allow for transactions up to $3,000 be....
From full exchange machines to one-way dispensers, CoinDesk brings you the latest in bitcoin automated service news from around the world. The past week saw some new brands arriving on the scene, in another sign the bitcoin ATM space is beginning to diversify beyond just a few manufacturers. The ATMs, also known as kiosks or vending machines depending on the jurisdiction, are not only putting more bitcoins into more wallets and eliminating some of the hassle of verifying accounts at online exchanges, but are also serving a secondary function as electronic ambassadors, educating the public....
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....
Coinme-powered bitcoin ATMs have sold 650% more bitcoins this year than in 2019.