New Bitcoin ATM map

[Mia44]

The distribution of bitcoin ATMs is uneven, mainly concentrated in the United States and European countries. I was surprised that Japan-only crypto-friendly country has only one bitcoin ATM, moreover Africa has only 3 Bitcoin ATMs.

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[BtcATMs]

I'm building a brand new Bitcoin ATM map and maintaining the integrity of the information available with BTMs.
Many pop up overnight and then disappear months later. It's a tough task to map all of them but I've started with all the currently known and operating.

I'd love some feedback and help with maintaining this database if possible.
https://www.bitrawr.com/bitcoin-atms

Hi,

What is the process to add a machine to your map/network?
What are the costs?
What is the advantage over CoinATMRadar? (I realize you are just starting out, so will "accuracy" be the main competitive advantage?)

Will you be adding BUY/SELL or other criteria in the search functions? (ie. hours of operations, KYC, etc.)

Obviously a lot of comments on KYC so I think this is very important.

I am very interested in operating BATMs so I really hope your site works out and shows people are interested in using the machines. The number of installations has shown tremendous growth over the past 5 years and is growth has increased so it seems viable. Good luck to you and your project.

[kryptqnick]

I'm building a brand new Bitcoin ATM map and maintaining the integrity of the information available with BTMs.
Many pop up overnight and then disappear months later. It's a tough task to map all of them but I've started with all the currently known and operating.

I'd love some feedback and help with maintaining this database if possible.
https://www.bitrawr.com/bitcoin-atms

I am not using Bitcoin ATMs because of the fees, a personal feeling on unsafety and being afraid of malfunctioning, but I think that they should exist if Bitcoin is to stay for a while. Op, I hope you're aware that such websites sort of exist already, right? CoinATMRadar is a good example, and I can see that it's been mentioned by other people already. Moreover, your website shows that there aren't any ATMs in my country, for instance, whereas there actually are a couple in my city. There are also quite a few in Hungary, whereas your map doesn't show them either. Good luck with the project, just remember about competitors!

[Debonaire217]

Looks like it will not going to be the future of currency for me why? Because mainly having allot of ATM will make the conversion of fiats to cryptocurrency too fast in a sense that development of currencies to digital will be even faster. I wonder what will happen to these ATM's if most of the countries starts to use cryptocurrency after every piece of bank note has been converted to crypto.

Or else, bitcoin and crypto will remain as alternative payment options even in the future of our financial system.

Anyway, as for the moment, I find having bitcoin ATM, a very good way to induce market adoption. And what makes me more excited is to figure out that even here on our country, we already have one ATM. Thank you for this information OP. I hope soon you improve the system even further as I see it very beneficial in the future.

[DaveF]

The distribution of bitcoin ATMs is uneven, mainly concentrated in the United States and European countries. I was surprised that Japan-only crypto-friendly country has only one bitcoin ATM, moreover Africa has only 3 Bitcoin ATMs.

Would be an interesting study (and it's probably worth a discussion anyway) but are there fewer bitcoin ATMs in crypto friendly countries because they are just not needed as much.

Using the one I posted about.
If I could go to Vegas and go to the cage (or even buy in at the table) with my BTC then I would not need an ATM.
If I could pay for my coffee / drinks / whatever with crypto instead of cash then I would not need an ATM.

So in countries where many retail merchants / locations take BTC at the register do you really need cash?

-Dave

[Notfresh]

I use coinatmradar.com and find the info can be way out of date. Visited a vape shop that said the machine had not been filled in 10 months and it was still showing active.  The biggest issue I have is unclear fees or hidden fees by the price of bitcoin or fee plus a small charge on top. If you can pin down the prices it would be step ahead of the other sites.

[DaveF]

I use coinatmradar.com and find the info can be way out of date. Visited a vape shop that said the machine had not been filled in 10 months and it was still showing active.  The biggest issue I have is unclear fees or hidden fees by the price of bitcoin or fee plus a small charge on top. If you can pin down the prices it would be step ahead of the other sites.

Did you use the report issue button on the site?
At least here in the US with the ones I have visited, most of them have been accurate.
Considering most places charge the ATM operators to be in their shop I am surprised that it was not working for so long.

Same with the fees, if it is not what is said let whoever is providing the info know. Otherwise it just sits there being wrong.

-Dave

[buwaytress]

Good effort OP but I've posted this at least once on another thread talking about another similar website which I can't find now. The problem with another effort like this is it needs manual updating or something. I think the manufacturers should be sort of lobbied to either have a trackable ID# on all their machines that then updates all known active locations to ATM radar website(s). Then you solve the problem of manual tracking (and I'm sure they'd love the idea of geotracking all their BATMs if they haven't already!).

[BtcATMs]

Would be an interesting study (and it's probably worth a discussion anyway) but are there fewer bitcoin ATMs in crypto friendly countries because they are just not needed as much.

Using the one I posted about.
If I could go to Vegas and go to the cage (or even buy in at the table) with my BTC then I would not need an ATM.
If I could pay for my coffee / drinks / whatever with crypto instead of cash then I would not need an ATM.

So in countries where many retail merchants / locations take BTC at the register do you really need cash?

-Dave

I have read a few articles saying that Bitcoin in general is not needed in developed nations with modern banking systems (although I would argue that point - see what happened to ePayments.com recently - an "FCA" regulated   payment provider in the UK). But as far as the "need" for BATMs, you can do all those things you mention with your fiat bank debit card, yet there are still fiat ATMs on every corner. Even with all the digital payments available, Cash is still King. So IMHO, yes, you really still do need cash (or at least there is still a proven need for ATMs). But I am hoping in the future it goes the other way, where you really do need BTC and you really need BATMs  

[BtcATMs]

https://news.bitcoin.com/how-to-find-your-nearest-bitcoin-atm/