CAVIRTEX Sprinkles Small Army of BitAccess Bitcoin ATMs in Canada

CAVIRTEX Sprinkles Small Army of BitAccess Bitcoin ATMs in Canada

Canadian bitcoin exchange CAVIRTEX is looking to get into the bitcoin ATM space. We already had an indication of this happening, when the exchange teased a picture of a line of BitAccess ATMs in a warehouse at the end of July. At the time, we didn't have a whole lot of information, but we're learning that at least six of the machines have launched today, and another four will be launching shortly. It effectively makes Canada the country with the most bitcoin ATMs in the world, beginning with the first two-way ATM installed by Las Vegas-based Robocoin last year in a downtown Vancouver....


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