2012-07-16 theverge.com - German art student builds Euro-to-Bitcoin vending mach

[julz]

German art student builds Euro-to-Bitcoin vending machine

Louis Goddard
2012-06-16

http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/16/3162441/euro-bitcoin-vending-machine

Despite growing popularity in the shadier parts of the internet, the anonymous, peer-to-peer currency Bitcoin has yet to break into the mainstream — but a new effort by German art student Max Albrecht may help to raise its profile.
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Of course, given the current state of the European economy, they may be better off sticking with the virtual currency.

Original blog post about the machine:
http://blog.maschinenraum.tk/2012/07/15/bitcoin-vending-machine-exchange-euro-coins-for-bitcoin-wallets/