Topic: USA Bitcoin ATMs being destroyed. By gangs or by competitors? (Read 2769 times)
This is an interesting story, and most likely gangs are the ones responsible for such an act. I doubt if it has anything to do with any of bitcoin's competitors trying to get in the way of bitcoin's progress. People can still easily transact without these machines.
February 05, 2017, 07:50:57 PM
This just reminds me of a thread here a few months ago of a BTM operator that said his place was robbed after he moved the BTM away, and nothing was taken, and police said they assumed the robbers were looking for something specific and didn't found it, since they didn't take anything... (can't find that thread, unfortunately). It may be gang related for sure, but I just think it's a bunch of robbers checking a BTM map and trying to rob BTM's that might have fiat bills.
February 05, 2017, 06:47:40 PM
It's most definitely gangs. These ATMs are usually at gas stations and people stand around seeing thousands of dollars being put into the ATMS... it's just a matter of time before someone thinks "Hey! We can break that open and get the cash".
The BTC ATM that I use the most is at a gas station, but I have used one at a forex place and a convenience store as well.
I'll have to drop by one or more of our local ones to see if gangs have hit any of them yet.
February 05, 2017, 05:54:01 PM
I think that bitcoin wasn't reason to destroy this ATM. I think there was only gang, who wanted to show their power to local businness. And it's not similar to attempt to steal money from ATM. On such attempts money on ATM's are being damaged by safety system of ATM to make impossible to use it.
February 05, 2017, 05:23:13 PM
Whats the point in destroying the ATM? even if they are trying to steal shit the bitcoin arnt even there .....lol
It could be a rival company or even a rival technology.... just look at all the shills operating on this forum and on Reddit and all the
misinformation that are being spread to confuse people. There are a lot of people/businesses that would suffer huge losses if Bitcoin
succeeded. { WU / MoneyGram }
February 05, 2017, 05:00:01 PM
Whats the point in destroying the ATM? even if they are trying to steal shit the bitcoin arnt even there .....lol
It could be a rival company or even a rival technology.... just look at all the shills operating on this forum and on Reddit and all the misinformation that are being spread to confuse people. There are a lot of people/businesses that would suffer huge losses if Bitcoin succeeded. { WU / MoneyGram }
Shills definitely exist though.
February 05, 2017, 04:56:51 PM
It's most definitely gangs. These ATMs are usually at gas stations and people stand around seeing thousands of dollars being put into the ATMS... it's just a matter of time before someone thinks "Hey! We can break that open and get the cash".
February 05, 2017, 04:47:59 PM
Whats the point in destroying the ATM? even if they are trying to steal shit the bitcoin arnt even there .....lol
It could be a rival company or even a rival technology.... just look at all the shills operating on this forum and on Reddit and all the
misinformation that are being spread to confuse people. There are a lot of people/businesses that would suffer huge losses if Bitcoin
succeeded. { WU / MoneyGram }
95% chance it's most certainly a company involved in financial services. Maybe that they thought 'You plan to destroy our way of doing business? We'll destroy you!'. These practices happen in most parts of the industry where competition is getting more and more intense. The other 5% scenario could turn out to be dumb people thinking that these machines contain physical Bitcoin where they in their minds probably have spent these coins already.
February 05, 2017, 04:27:56 PM
Looks like then someone is searching easy money and atm were always a good and fast way to get money, but i dont know how btc machines works beside has some money inside, there is no security around the machines of btc neither fiat, each bank does take some risks with those service they provide. But if the attacks allow them to acess some btc wallets loaded with btc that will make more sense, in any way those machines are low interest in the general.
February 05, 2017, 01:27:18 PM
Maybe gangsters and competitors are colluding for their own interests, gangsters are in it for the Benjamins and competitor killing the competition.
February 05, 2017, 01:14:47 PM
Whats the point in destroying the ATM? even if they are trying to steal shit the bitcoin arnt even there .....lol
It could be a rival company or even a rival technology.... just look at all the shills operating on this forum and on Reddit and all the
misinformation that are being spread to confuse people. There are a lot of people/businesses that would suffer huge losses if Bitcoin
succeeded. { WU / MoneyGram }
February 05, 2017, 12:53:01 PM
At the end of the day it could just be frustrated and/or people with severe mental issues who destroy said ATMs.
rotf just saw that, I went through the frustration part and now I may suffer mental issues lol
February 05, 2017, 11:13:45 AM
frustrated or people with severe mental issues
Thissa rite here is about what mah own brain came up wit. This worl' is big, an' they a lotta crazy ass folks in it, folks who'd destroy an ATM jist as easily as lookin' atcha. Some people beat up machines jist ta hear 'em squeal. Jist fo' the fun of it!I think you're on to something Aunt Jemima. It may be just for fun.
February 05, 2017, 10:42:18 AM
's not too surprising to me, we know bitcoin has not been accepted by some people. Some countries prohibit the circulation bitcoin in their country. I think it is difficult to find out who is responsible for it. But it could also just as ganster who want to take money in the atm. All possibilities can happen and only god knows. Thank you
i think no one is against bitcoin, may be some people not taking interest in bitcoin, and these are the people who actually do not know about bitcoin. and once if bitcoin is introduced to them they they will certainly start interest in bitcoin and may be become a good investor of bitcoin. in fact still bitcoin need honest and devoted people to introduce it in such areas where people have no knowledge about bitcoin. February 05, 2017, 10:36:26 AM
This is big brother telling little brother to move along now, this is my territory.
so you think it's the local congressman taking some time out from washington? could be. let's wait for the video evidence.
Im thinking more on the line of banking executives trickle down thuganomics
there's an old saying "follow the money"
February 05, 2017, 10:12:58 AM
This is big brother telling little brother to move along now, this is my territory.
so you think it's the local congressman taking some time out from washington? could be. let's wait for the video evidence.
February 05, 2017, 10:11:28 AM
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Here's a story I just caught with a pictured of a destroyed Bitcoin ATM in Northern Virginia:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5s3cbl/over_a_year_ago_i_discovered_a_batm_was_6_miles/
Apparently dozens of machines have been vandalized in the Midwest:
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-atms-attacked-hammers-us-midwest/
This is disturbing news. Where are the cops?
Here's a story I just caught with a pictured of a destroyed Bitcoin ATM in Northern Virginia:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5s3cbl/over_a_year_ago_i_discovered_a_batm_was_6_miles/
Apparently dozens of machines have been vandalized in the Midwest:
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-atms-attacked-hammers-us-midwest/
This is disturbing news. Where are the cops?
These low life fuckers need some ass whooping, what the heck! And where are the police in the Midwest area? Hope the fucking bring the fuckers to book because we can't let them destroy what we are all trying to build for our convenience.
February 05, 2017, 09:22:29 AM
It was an order by trump because the pieces of the ATMs were made in China this they are banned. Hahahaha either that or it was just some punks trying to hack them then got mad and vandalized them when they couldn't. The cops probably won't do anything. Why would they? Bitcoins are only used by criminals after all.
That might be true, just to show the opposition to China they could have done that. But what the News describes is that a protester supporting bitcoin to be the currency started protesting and in a short more than 150 people joined hands and which shortly got end with violence.
February 05, 2017, 08:14:35 AM
I doubt gangsters are behind this,
hmm
fighting for territorial control
tell me, whats the behaviour that separate a 'group' from a 'gang'
oh yea fighting and wanting territorial control
February 05, 2017, 06:56:37 AM
This is big brother telling little brother to move along now, this is my territory.
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