The world’s first Bitcoin ATM is coming to Canada next week

After dumping the penny last year, Canada is taking another step towards the fiscal future with the launch of the world’s first publicly-accessible Bitcoin ATM next Tuesday. As Wired reports, the landmark machine will be installed outside of a coffee house in downtown Vancouver, allowing members of the public to exchange their Canadian Dollars for Bitcoins, or vice versa.
Machines that exchange physical currency for Bitcoins have made quite a few appearances at industry shows and conferences, and there’s more than one company attempting to put Bitcoin ATMs in public places. The machine to be installed in …read more