I'm trying to think of a reason why I should try it and I'm coming up short. I'd need to do invasive KYC, it's not like I can just hand cash over anonymously. I'd have to pay 0.5% + $5 according to the CT article. Worst of all, I'd have to get off my couch and go somewhere. What makes it worth it?
for me its the experience of standing there whilst others look at you like youre buying monopoly money. priceless.
i am soooo there once it comes around here.
on an (unrelated) side note, last time i bought gift cards for some friends whos businesses were shut down due to covid i had to answer the clerks questions that i was not coerced into buying the cards due to scams like paying the irs with the cards and such. had an interesting conversation with the cashier for a bit as it seems thats pretty common. wonder what the new line might be. buying btc isnt the same but im sure there will be looks given.
cant wait.
and although i dislike the cameras and kyc etc but hey big brothers has been around long enough that it hardly matters for me at this point. big brother knows all about my goat porn collections and such anyway.
This is run by the biggest and oldest Bitcoin ATM network. They'll know the ins and outs and the legal manoeuvres. The biggest issue would be the utter cluelessness of the store clerk person. I would hope they've made it totally foolproof and mindless on that side.
i can just picture asking the typical store cashier for help (especially the ones with liberal arts degrees that are now stuck working there due to.. reasons heh.
one would hope there an 800 number to call.
on second thought, scratch that 800 help number. likely be worse than blindly hitting buttons.
