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Are Bitcoin ATM's still a thing? There used to be one in a coffee shop near where I lived. If I deposited cash and wore a facemask and sunglasses, how would anyone ever know who did the transaction?


They require a phone number and an ID in some cases. Their exchange rates are normally not great either.


Bad exchange rates are the cost of money laundering, along with the eventual jail sentence.


A couple months ago, I was incredulous when I noticed about a half dozen of them on google maps within a mile radius of where I am in San Jose. I haven't gone looking for them physically, though.




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