BitSent Expands its Fleet of Bitcoin ATMs to British Columbia's Simon Fraser University

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....

Simon Fraser University (SFU) became the first Canadian university to accept bitcoin today, announcing it will now take donations in digital currency. Founded in 1965, the British Columbia-based university boasts more than 35,000 students, and was recently named as one of the top global universities under 150 years old. Simon Fraser Bitcoin Club president Mike Yeung, who together with SFU alumnus Scott Nelson provided the first bitcoin donation to the school, explained that bitcoin is a way for the university to bolster its perception as a forward-thinking institution. Yeung said: "SFU is....

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.....

Students at the Burnaby Mountain campus of Simon Fraser University in Canada could soon have the opportunity to pay for on-campus purchases with bitcoin, if officials at the University give a pilot project a seal of approval, reports News1130. As soon as this upcoming Fall semester, students may be able to pay for things like food and books using digital currency, which could even open the door to bitcoin ATMs being installed on the campus down the line. "We're looking to fully integrate into the SFU bookstores," said Michael Yeung, who's spearheading the project. Yeung also heads the....