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Cryptocurrency ATMs: The Key to Widespread Adoption?
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Cryptocurrency ATMs: The Key to Widespread Adoption?

Nick Chong by Nick Chong
5 years ago
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More people have access to Internet-connected devices than have access to a bank account. This leaves a massive untapped market of potential cryptocurrency users.


Cryptocurrency ATMs

What does a cryptocurrency ATM look like to you? It may look like something that is unnecessary and cumbersome to use compared to online exchanges, but for someone who isn’t well versed in technology, it can be an invaluable resource and asset.

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News about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies have spread to all different demographics and regional areas. This leaves many wondering, how exactly does one acquire the Bitcoin they hear so much about. Most people in this category often lack the patience and knowledge to set up and use a fiat to crypto exchange account, leaving a large untapped market.

Cryptocurrency ATMs are a perfect gateway for the average joe to acquire cryptocurrencies for cold, hard cash. It is as simple as putting in a bill or banknote and then inputting your cryptocurrency address and receiving your chosen cryptocurrency, whether is be Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or one of the many other popular cryptocurrencies.

It works just like a regular ATM, but instead of depositing funds to your bank account it deposits straight to your wallet with no strings attached.

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Developing Countries: An Untapped Market

Africa is generally seen as having a lack of technology adoption. This is far from the truth as over 480 million people in Africa have access to the internet through an array of devices. Out of the aforementioned 480 million people, only a small fraction own or use a bank account.

In fact, according to the World Bank, 59% of adults in developing countries do not have access to a bank account. However, news about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies have surprisingly spread to the corners of Africa and many Africans eagerly await the dawn of the use of cryptocurrencies.

Nevertheless, many lack the access to cryptocurrency online exchanges as many exchanges require a bank account and government issued ID to use.

Cryptocurrency ATMs are a perfect response to this issue with a potentially large user base in the internet accessible and unbanked populations in developing countries. Additionally, many people living in developing countries lack trust in their governments and their financial systems.

Take Zimbabwe, for example, where their local currency inflated at extreme and unsustainable rates due to financial mismanagement. Many of those local economies have turned to more stable and reliable currencies such as the US dollar or the Euro.

What if these people turned to cryptocurrencies as a safe and relatively stable currency option? Over 9 cryptocurrency ATMs are installed a day throughout the world, however, a large majority of these ATMs are installed in traditional western countries. Thus letting this untapped market, in developing countries, stay untapped.

There are approximately 1400 cryptocurency ATMs in the US (Coinatmradar.com) which account for over half of the total amount of these ATMs. ATM providers have yet to turn to the developing world as a potential market but they are continually working on getting access and support for these areas.

With the arrival of cryptocurrency ATMs, we could see the mass adoption and subsequent use of many cryptocurrencies in global economies. Cryptocurrency ATMs are surely going to be a force to be reckoned with in the near future.

What do you think of cryptocurrency ATMs? Would you use them if they were widely available?


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I am a writer who has been following Bitcoin for many years now. My pieces and interviews have been featured in leading publications in the industry such as LongHash and Decrypt. I own a small amount of Bitcoin.

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