On Tuesday October 29, 2013, the world’s first Bitcoin machine was built at Waves Coffee in Downtown Vancouver. Bitcoins are transferred through a peer-to-peer network and transactions appear on a public ledger that is accessible to all who use the currency, allowing people to exchange Canadian cash for the digital currency at a current rate of $211.79 per Bitcoin. Users must first set up a digital wallet, which gets managed through an app. The purpose of Bitcoin is to make electronic payments faster and easier- it would effectively decrease the transferring fee from people who want to transfer currency to another person in a different country. It will also significantly decrease the transferring time of any fund. Bitcoins is taking electronic currency to the next level; with its fast access and easy transfers it has effectively spread to other businesses in the lcoal Vancouver community. As of today, about 16 Vancouver area merchants accept Bitcoin.
Electronic Currency Breakthrough: World’s first Bitcoin ATM goes live in Vancouver
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