Hi Friends, 

I have shared this picture before, but what crazed crypto-zealot-dad wouldn’t be chuffed? Here’s Leon buying some fiat dollaz with some bitcoin from a two-way bitcoin ATM located in North Vancouver.

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The above machine is an old Robocoin ATM, re-purposed with General Bytes software. It’s a long story, but about 4 months after the first ever bitcoin machine, **ever,** went live, me and a buddy put together a deal and bought the above machine. 

Here’s the original story of the very first machine (just over 5 years ago) which, incidentally, is still operating at Waves, 900 Howe St. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/world-s-first-bitcoin-atm-opens-in-vancouver-1.2286877

Anyway, yadda yadda yadda, our machine was almost a year late to be delivered and then we sent it directly to Japan, Robocoin then went tits up a couple months later and our ATM sat in a garage for 18 months, yadda yadda yadda, we got it back home to Van and it has now been working for about 20 months, and we are partnered in with the guy who now owns Bitcoiniacs. As well, the owner of Bitcoiniacs and myself also have a 1 way machine running out of one of my favourite bars in Vancouver — the Regal Beagle on West Broadway. Here’s that sweety-pie:

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We’re selling Dash and Litecoin too 🤩👍👍

Anyway, as everybody knows, the cryptos have had their asses kicked for a year now — such losses, many wows! — and we even had an ATM robbed, so it has been both sweet and sour. However, i really believe in this technology and think that if left unmolested, it is one of the quickest ways out of ugly financial bondage, the likes of which people will have to endure who place their faith in the banks. Of course precious metals too, but that’s a little off topic... i wanted to share some good news. News that has provided some vindication for my mad belief, even if the price is still “down” from where it might be one day. 

Here’s the article:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-20/bitcoin-atms-now-number-over-4000-worldwide-despite-crypto-price-drop

Well dang! 4,000+ ATMs worldwide, and spreading all the time. This is great news crypto friends! And perhaps not any kind of “tipping point,” but who knows? It is still, quite surprisingly, early days. Bitcoin just turned 10 years old and that first ATM was just over 5 years ago. So hodl onto your hats, and hold your bitcoin with tight hands, and if possible, maybe consider stacking more of that stuff. Discretion notwithstanding.

I am @thedamus and bitcoin is accepted here⤵️

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