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U.S.-Based Coinstar Machines in Select States Now Sell BTC Vouchers

On Jan. 17, financial services company Coinme announced that people visiting select Safeway and Albertsons stores in California, Texas, and Washington can now purchase bitcoin core (BTC) through Coinstar kiosks. Coinstar devices are fully automated self-service coin-counting machines and now thousands located in the U.S. market could be equipped to handle cryptocurrency transactions.

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Coinstar Machines in Select US States Now Sell BTC VouchersOn Thursday, Coinme revealed that people can now purchase BTC through the coin-counting Coinstar kiosks located in three states. Coinstar machines housed in Albertsons stores and Safeway marts in Texas, California, and Washington can be used to buy up to $2,500 worth of BTC. After inserting fiat into the machine, users receive a voucher with a BTC redemption code that can be redeemed at Coinme’s website. Buyers are obliged to review and accept the Coinstar kiosk’s transaction terms and enter a phone number as well.

Coinstar has 20,000 machines located around the world and if the initial launch is successful, the two companies plan to extend the service to additional U.S. markets and retailers.

“Coinstar is always looking for new ways to offer value to our consumers when they visit our kiosks, and Coinme’s innovative delivery mechanism along with Coinstar’s flexible platform makes it possible for consumers to easily purchase Bitcoin with cash,” said Coinstar CEO Jim Gaherity on Thursday.

Coinstar Machines in Select US States Now Sell BTC Vouchers
Reddit user u/dacoinminster bought some BTC on Thursday morning and uploaded this photo to r/btc, and r/bitcoin. 

Coinme Continues to Expand Its Crypto Kiosk and ATM Network

Coinstar Machines in Select US States Now Sell BTC VouchersCoinme has been in the cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) and kiosk business since 2014 and was the first state-licensed Bitcoin ATM company in the country. Last May the company deployed

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