Do you think that the adoption is really happening? I've seen this picture, a convenience store literally selling bitcoin through an ATM, I know it isn't new at all but this proves the actuality of innovation, something that we are dreaming of since we knew bitcoin. Hail the King! I still haven't tried it yet, I'm still wondering how complex it is.
Wrong. Adoption is not Bitcoin ATMs, adoption is "Bitcoin accepted here" signs. True adoption is never touching fiat. You get paid with bitcoin, you pay with bitcoin. No exchanging, no extra fees.
An ATM is but a transitional inconvenience, like an exchange but with higher fees. You should rather push for the merchant to directly receive bitcoin instead of putting an ATM. Second best is having a payment processor, such as those using the software btcpay, etc; so that it at least "looks" transparent to the business. You pay bitcoin, they get fiat. This also sucks, only a bit less.
The number of ATMs do not represent Bitcoin adoption, it is the number of business accepting bitcoin that do.