Bitcoin ATMS are a scam

in bitcoin •  5 years ago 

Not only do they charge $5 for the transaction (+ a percentage cut), they have BAD prices!

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And here is what an Instacoin ATM close to my house is "offering"
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If I want to buy $100 CAD of Bitcoin on an exchange, I will get 0.007694 BTC

Now, take that same $100 and put it in an ATM.

First is the $5 fee, so we are at $95. Then there is the 14.9% fee of $14.15. Now there is $80 left for the BTC at a rate of 14955.17 CAD/BTC. This gives us a final total of ...

0.005405 BTC

That's a difference of .002288511 BTC and if you use a proper exchange rate that's a loss of $29.75!!!

It shouldn't cost 30% to buy BTC. This is robbery!

How do you get your hard earned cash into the BTC economy and stay anonymous?

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