Cryptocurrencies with Conscience Pave Way Into Machine 2 Machine World
The genius invention of the 21st Century is Bitcoin, not because it is a Peer 2 Peer network or distributed ledger technology. No, it is because Bitcoin gave us the first real computer science breakthrough in decades, maybe ever. The real genius is programmable money - cryptocurrencies. Each time you download the Bitcoin open source code or forked derivations of it, including Ethereum, you get your own altcoin. Most importantly is the opportunity to programme and connect with the world in new and exciting ways. Primary uses. Today there are at least 800 cryptocurrencies, and within five....
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MIT’s Media Lab unveiled a vending machine that accepts bitcoin with a quirky twist — it was stocked solely with Soylent. Soylent and Bitcoin? A picture of the vending machine was tweeted out by MIT’s own Ethan Zuckerman last night. In it, you can see the machine was mostly empty aside from a few bottles of Soylent. The vending machine even comes equipped with a QR code for people to conveniently scan. The machine first came to public attention sometime last year, as a few people tweeted about the possibility of MIT Lab getting a bitcoin-compatible vending machine. Speculation made its way....
Bitcoin Machine Turns One Year Old In New Hampshire, Symbolizing The Libertarian Free State Movement
A bitcoin vending machine in front of a store in Keene, N. H. turned a year old last week, drawing people from throughout the region, according to the Concord Monitor in Concord, N. H. The machine, which could be the only public bitcoin vending machine in New England, draws attention from its association with the libertarian Free State Movement. Ian Freeman, a member of the Free State Project who hosts a live talk show, says people drive up from Boston, Mass. and New York City since the machine is the only pubic bitcoin machine anywhere in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine or....
A Cryptocurrency vending machine has been found at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Just recently MIT Media Lab’s Ethan Zuckerman tweeted to his followers about the campus’ machine, which accepts bitcoin and is stocked with nothing but Soylent meal replacement drinks. The Bitcoin-Friendly Vending Machine at MIT Media Lab. Previously, the....
As a part of a university project in 2012, student Max Albrecht designed a cryptocurrency vending machine that converted €1 coins into bitcoin. This low-tech version of a bitcoin ATM was built with a modest budget of €150 (around $200 at today's prices). Furthermore, it was created not as part of a tech, business or computing course, but as an art installation. To create his ATM, Albrecht bought a second-hand vending machine that cost him roughly €80 ($110). He printed out both private keys and links to individual online wallets, put the paper slips in small cardboard boxes, and put those....
We've been calling the Lamassu bitcoin machine an ATM for some time, but we should properly correct ourselves and call it a bitcoin 'vending machine', because it does not exchange bitcoin-to-cash. Rather, you insert cash, and you get bitcoin sent to an address of your choosing. That said, The Verge has uploaded a great video from CES 2014 demonstrating the machine, along with a question-and-answer session with Lamassu CEO Zach Harvey. It's pretty interesting, so if you find yourself with a spare few minutes, check it out.