
“The honor of being the world’s (and likely the universe’s) first Bitcoin ATM user went to Victoria Hansen, who under the camera lights and the beaming grin of her boyfriend used the machine at around 9 a.m. ‘I bought $200 worth of Bitcoin,’ she told Daily Intelligencer. ‘It’s really simple: You scan your hand, and you get a receipt.’ Her plans for the funds were more wholesome than many of the nefarious things you do with the virtual currency. ‘We’re thinking of going to Bestie for some bratwurst,’ she said, referring to a local sausage joint. ‘They take Bitcoin.'”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/i-used-the-worlds-first-bitcoin-atm.html
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