First Bitcoin ATM Installed in Ghent, Belgium
Welkom bij deze Bitcoin Automaat. In case you are wondering the words above are written in Flemish, a language closely related to Dutch and spoken in Belgium. They are important to the Bitcoin community because they are the first words that you will see as you do your transaction at Belgium's first Bitcoin ATM, in the city of Ghent. Oh, and, by the way, the words mean "welcome to this Bitcoin ATM!" Ghent is a port city located in the East Flanders province of Belgium, with a population of about 250,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest city in the country by population and has been....
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