Bitcoin ATMs


Finance

Global Bitcoin ATM Numbers Sink to Lowest Level Since 2021

Since the end of last year, the number installed worldwide has dropped 7,000, or 17%.

Cajero automático de bitcoin. (Ivan Radic/Flickr)

Tech

CEO of World's Largest Bitcoin ATM Operator Sees Industry Ripe for Consolidation

Brandon Mintz, CEO and founder of Bitcoin Depot, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM company, says his company, which currently has about 20% market share, is in a position to gobble up competitors.

Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz (Bitcoin Depot)

Finance

Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot's Stock Rises 12% in Stock Debut

BTM shares closed on Monday at $3.61, an increase of nearly 12% on GSRM's closing price on Friday.

(Bitcoin Depot)

Policy

Coinme, Subsidiary and CEO Fined $4M by SEC Over UpToken Offering

The bitcoin kiosk company, its subsidiary Up Global and the CEO of both entities were accused of conducting "unregistered offers and sales of securities."

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed spot bitcoin ETF responses for two applicants.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot to List on Nasdaq in $885M SPAC Deal

Bitcoin Depot says it has over 7,000 ATM locations in the U.S. and Canada

(Bitcoin Depot)

Finance

Coinme Brings DOGE, ETH, MATIC and More to Grocery Crypto Kiosks

“People are attracted to different coins for different reasons, whether that's a store of value or a medium of exchange,” said Coinme CEO Neil Bergquist.

TikToker David Friedman, 25, opted for bitcoin on a Coinme machine. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

The Crypto Company Aiding El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption

Chicago-based Athena Bitcoin deployed bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador a week after the government legalized bitcoin as legal tender. Despite rollout problems, the company remains bullish on the project. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 22: A shoe shiner works outside a shop that accepts Bitcoin for payment on November 22, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Merchants in El Salvador slowly adopt Bitcoin as a means for payments after more than 2 months of the cryptocurrency being approved as legal tender by the Legislative Assembly (Photo by Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinme Enters Its 49th State, Installing Bitcoin ATMs in Vermont Grocery Stores

A Coinme kiosk is now available within five miles of 90% of the American population.

Coinme plugs its bitcoin ATM service into cash-sorting grocery store kiosks. (Cameron Thompson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Coinbase India Setback; Hong Kong’s Bitcoin ATMs

Coinbase’s India launch hits road bump. South Korea’s Shinhan bank sets precedent for corporate crypto accounts. Expert says Singapore still on track to become a global crypto hub. Hong Kong leads the way for Bitcoin ATMs in Asia, but is their future in doubt? Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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