How to buy bitcoin at the Swiss Railway Ticket Machines -10'000 places to buy.

in switzerland •  7 years ago  (edited)

Every Swiss Railway Ticket machine sells bitcoin. Bitcoin is on sale 24/24, 7 days a week at around 10'000 CFF/SBB ticket machines. It's quick and easy to buy bitcoin in Switzerland.

Minimum purchase is CHF 20
Maximum purchase is CHF 500

Cash only accepted. No credit card purchases.

Requirements:

A bitcoin wallet with public-key QR code, either on your phone, or on a piece of paper.
A Swiss telephone number to receive an SMS verification code. If you don't have a Swiss phone number, maybe a friendly Swiss can receive the SMS text message for you.

Instructions

First select “Prepaid” then “Top up Bitcoin”
Scan the QR code on your Bitcoin wallet*
Enter your desired amount (any sum between CHF 20 and CHF 500)
Confirm the offer received
Enter your mobile number and the security code (mTAN) sent to your phone

*Hold your phone wallet or paper wallet under the scanner so the machine can scan your bitcoin QR code.

If you are in bright sunlight, the machine may have diffuculty reading the QR code on your phone. Try to get as much shade as possible.

After the ATM machine has successfully read your QR code, and you have entered the SMS text message, insert the cash.

You should receive notification of the successful credit a few seconds later.bitcoins.jpg

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I go to Switzerland often, so this is very good to know. just found you, and now following you, and upvoted as well