World's First Bitcoin ATM

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday February 24, 2013 @01:00PM from the baby-steps-to-legitimacy dept.

bill_mcgonigle writes "I just bought bitcoins from the World's first Bitcoin ATM at Liberty Forum. I created an account using an Android Bitcoin client and held up its QR code to the Raspberry Pi-based device's optical scanner. After I fed in a $20 Federal Reserve Note, I got back a confirmation QR code on its display, which I then scanned and checked the third-party confirmation URL. The machine can function on any wireless network and will soon be available for purchase by merchants, who can make a commission on customers' Bitcoin purchases."

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Unreal by DeathFromSomewhere · 2013-02-24 13:16 · Score: 0, Troll

You just gave them real money and got nothing back in exchange. Stupid beyond belief.

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That's just pure criminal counterfeiting. by Andy+Prough · 2013-02-24 14:37 · Score: -1, Troll

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It's unfortunate that slashdot is such a magnet for such blatant, felony-level criminality. Even just posting that information to encourage others is quite possibly a federal crime.