Canadian University Adds Bitcoin ATMs to Bookstore Locations
British Columbia's Simon Fraser University (SFU) announced today that its campus bookstore would begin accepting bitcoin payments starting 26th May. As part of the initiative, SFU will install bitcoin ATMs at its three bookstore locations in Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver. The units will be provided by Ontario-based ATM operator BitSent, which boasts seven ATM locations across Canada according to its website. SFU executive director of ancillary services Mark McLaughlin told Georgia Straight that the decision was made as part of an effort to increase conversation about innovation on campus.....
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One of Canada's first companies to launch Bitcoin ATMs across the country is expanding its fleet of Lamassu-brand ATMs to Vancouver, British Columbia's Simon Fraser campus bookstores in Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby. BitSent now has Bitcoin ATMs in 11 locations across the country and is looking to expand internationally in 2015.While other Bitcoin companies are experimenting with newer technology such as QuadrigaCX's SumoPro Bitcoin ATMs, BitSent has chosen to stick with the Lamassu model despite some hiccups in the operation and maintenance of the earlier models. Bitsent's Simon Fraser....
One of Canada's first companies to launch Bitcoin ATMs across the country is expanding its fleet of Lamassu-brand ATMs to Vancouver, British Columbia's Simon Fraser campus bookstores in Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby. BitSent now has Bitcoin ATMs in 11 locations across the country and is looking to expand internationally in 2015. While other Bitcoin companies are experimenting with newer technology such as QuadrigaCX's SumoPro Bitcoin ATMs, BitSent has chosen to stick with the Lamassu model despite some hiccups in the operation and maintenance of the earlier models. Bitsent's Simon Fraser....
BitSent is one of the first companies to open bitcoin ATMs in Canada and is currently expanding its terminals to locations in Vancouver, Surrey, and Burnaby. Currently, the company has 11 bitcoin ATMs in operation across the country and is hoping to add more terminals internationally. In particular, BitSent will add more ATMs in the British Columbia's Simon Fraser University (SFU) campus bookstores, which is the first university bookstore to accept bitcoin as payment. "As the founder of SFU's Bitcoin club I'm proud that SFU has the first university administered bookstore in the world to....
Just recently, Simon Fraser University (SFU) made an initiative to start accepting bitcoin payments in its book stores. Students at the Canadian university can be able to pay for their books with bitcoin at any of the book stores located on the university campuses and bitcoin ATMs were installed later on. This move was spearheaded by a bitcoin club on campus that sought to educate the rest of the student community on bitcoin usage. "As the founder of SFU's Bitcoin club I'm proud that SFU has the first university administered bookstore in the world to take Bitcoin for purchases," said....
The Georgia Institute of Technology has become the first university to integrate bitcoin into its students' dining and shopping experience. Campus payment cards, known as BuzzCards, can now be topped up with the digital currency at the university's BuzzCard Centre, located inside its bookstore. BuzzCards can be used at more than 200 locations on campus, allowing students to pay for meals, parking, recreational facilities and tickets for various sporting events using bitcoin. Georgia Tech also features 10 BuzzCard ATMs where students can withdraw hard cash. Former students and current....