Switzerland’s SBB Railway Offers Bitcoin at 1,000 Kiosks
Swiss railway system SBB will soon offer Bitcoin sales through its train ticket machines. On November 11 those with a Switzerland-based phone number and a QR readable wallet will be able to purchase the cryptocurrency from associated stations. Switzerland’s National SBB Railway Sells Bitcoin. The SBB railway service has one of Europe’s busiest....
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In a first, the operator of Switzerland’s national railway service will start selling bitcoin on its ticket machines. Schweizerische Bundesbahnen or the SBB, Switzerland’s national railway operator, will allow customers to trade Swiss francs for bitcoin using its ticket kiosks. Unveiled on its website, the service will enable cryptocurrency adopters or first-time users to buy bitcoin between 20 CHF to 500 CHF. That’s approximately between $20-$503 USD, per transaction. Customers will be need to have a mobile wallet and a Swiss phone number, the requirements read, with an accompanying guide....
The operator of a national railway service in Switzerland will begin selling bitcoin through its ticket kiosks starting next month. SBB quietly unveiled the service on its website, set to begin on 11th November. Customers, who need to have a QR-code enabled bitcoin wallet and a valid Swiss mobile phone number, will be able to buy between CHF 20 and CHF 500 (up to roughly $500). Representatives for SBB did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But according to Swiss business newspaper Der Bund, SBB representatives confirmed the service, saying that it was working with a local....
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