Spanish Hotel Chain Kicks Off Bitcoin ATM Launch With Cocktail Party
A Spanish hotel chain that accepts payment in bitcoin celebrated the launch of a bitcoin ATM in one of its Madrid hotels last night. One Shot Hotels hosted a cocktail party at its Recoletos 04 venue, which was attended by more than 100 people. "It was packed. All the Spanish Bitcoin startups were there, along with a lot of bitcoin users and also a few newbies who had a lot of questions to ask," trader Félix Moreno said. The ATM installed in the hotel is a two-way Robocoin machine, which enables users to both buy and sell bitcoins. While the official launch was yesterday, the machine has....
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