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Alphavend installs 2 bitcoin ATMs in Scotland

Alphavend's new bitcoin ATM in Dundee, Scotland.

November 22, 2019 by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

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Bitcoin ATM operator Alphavend U.K. has installed two bitcoin kiosks in Scotland — one in Dundee and another in Aberdeen — both in areas of heavy foot traffic. 

Alphavend's crypto kiosk is the first in Dundee, Scotland's fourth-largest city. And it is the second in Aberdeen, Scotland's third-most populous city, which is already the home of a bitcoin kiosk operated by Shitcoins Club at the Trinity Centre shopping mall. 

At the moment, the Alphavend machines only sell bitcoin. "We see little demand for the other coins," a company spokesperson told ATM Marketplace in an email. 

Alphavend now has a total of 19 bitcoin ATMs in 14 cities across the U.K., and the company said it is planning to add plenty more. According to CoinATM Radar, it charges 13.5% on top of each crypto transaction. 

There are now more than 6,000 bitcoin ATMs in the world. Nearly two-thirds of those are in the U.S. and only 295 are in the U.K. 

Images of both bitcoin ATMs provided by Aphavend. 

About Amy Castor

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Amy Castor has more than 20 years of experience in journalism and mass communications. In the last several years, she has gotten particularly interested cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies and other evolving forms of payment. Her work has appeared in consumer and trade publications throughout the U.S., including CoinDesk, Forbes, and Bitcoin Magazine. She is now the editor of ATMmarketplace.com and WorldofMoney.com

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