Robocoin's Bitcoin ATM

Robocoin's Bitcoin ATM

Robocoin, the bi-directional Bitcoin ATM, is ramping up its nascent footprint — with launches planned for 10 more global locations. The company said on Tuesday it will be shipping its first Bitcoin ATMs to two more U.S. locations — Boston and Seattle — and also ramping up globally, with machines heading for Israel, Ireland, Singapore, the Czech Republic, Japan, Australia, the U.K. and Italy.  Robocoin’s ATMs allow for cash-to-cryptocurrency conversions or vice versa — allowing users to both buy and sell BTC, and simplifying the “historically arduous exchange process” that’s put plenty of less tech-savvy people off buying a few Bitcoin. To oil the Bitcoin on-ramp, Robocoin offers a “generate wallet” feature to facilitate BTC newbies’ baby steps into the brave/terrifying new crypto-currency world.

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