Over 800 Payment Terminals in Romania Now Sell Bitcoin

Over 800 Payment Terminals in Romania Now Sell Bitcoin

Bitcoin is now available at 874 self-service payment terminals across Romania, thanks to a partnership between ATM operator Bitcoin Romania and terminal network operator ZebraPay. The ZebraPay terminals will allow customers to buy bitcoin at a 4% commission on prices taken from the Cointrader exchange. The terminals are one-way, so customers can only trade their Romanian leu for bitcoin. The terminals do not require customers to hand over identification documents when buying bitcoin. The service has been available for two days but it has already sold 7.2 BTC, underscoring bitcoin's growing....


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