Penticton has a new Bitcoin ATM, giving residents more physical access to the global monetary system and original cryptocurrency that has exploded in value since its inception in 2009.
The new Bitcoin ATM has been installed at Rocky Store (404-430 Haven Hill Rd.) by HoneyBadger Inc., a company that has installed over 150 Bitcoin ATMs across Canada since 2016.
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HoneyBadger allows users to participate in an open and accessible financial system by using cash to buy and sell Bitcoin and make payments worldwide through peer-to-peer transactions.
After setting up a digital wallet sa国际传媒� which can be done with as little as twenty dollars and a mobile phone sa国际传媒� users can visit a local HoneyBadger kiosk to start buying and selling Bitcoin, and other popular cryptocurrencies like Litecoin and Ethereum within minutes.
| Penticton's newest Bitcoin ATM is located inside Rocky Store at 404-430 Haven Hill Rd. (Contributed) |
Bitcoin allows users to store its value, make payments and exchange digital currency across the globe and itsa国际传媒檚 not as complicated as some might think.
sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 a currency that works on the Internet. So, what it enables people to do is send value or Bitcoin to other people. Itsa国际传媒檚 a lot like sending an email, it works anywhere on earth and it doesnsa国际传媒檛 matter where you are or what country yousa国际传媒檙e in,sa国际传媒� said Kitt.
Bitcoin proponents say the cryptocurrency is establishing its position as the preferred method of currency and exchange in a world filled with debt and near zero interest rates.
sa国际传媒淎s public companies continue to add Bitcoin to their balance sheet, it is proving its potential to ultimately evolve into the main form of currency,sa国际传媒� said Kitt.
Bitcoinsa国际传媒檚 value has skyrocketed since it first began being traded in 2010 when the price was less than 10 cents per coin. As of Tuesday, July 6 at time of publication one Bitcoin is worth more than $42,000 CAD.
The worldsa国际传媒檚 most popular and notoriously volatile cryptocurrency made massive gains over the past calendar year.
On July 6, 2020 it was worth about $11,500 CAD, before skyrocketing to its all-time-high of nearly $80,000 CAD in April 2021.
Bitcoin then quickly dropped back down to prices around its current value around $40,000 CAD at the end of May where it has hovered around since.
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