Midtown Manhattan Vegan Restaurant Lets Patrons Buy Bitcoin From ATM
Diners in Midtown Manhattan can buy bitcoin from an ATM now that Zen Palate, a vegan Asian restaurant, has a General Bytes bitcoin ATM on the premises. The placement of the ATM at the restaurant on Third Avenue in East Midtown takes Ann Arbor, Mich. -based Bitcoin Brands one machine closer to its goal of operating 100 ATMs. Patrons can buy bitcoins from the unidirectional ATM, which sits on the restaurant's bar and can be seen from the street. The ATM distributes bitcoin from wallets and bitcoin exchanges. Bitcoin Brands, which owns and operates the ATM, pays the restaurant a commission on....
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