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Decoding Bitcoins: The South Station Kiosk
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The next time you catch a train at South Station you may be tempted to buy bitcoins to go with your morning coffee. They're available at a convenient ATM. The bitcoin is a currency you can buy online. But there is now a physical plastic machine in Boston where you can go spend your money on cyber money. And it's the first of its kind in the U.S.
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Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe technology writer. He's author of "You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves." He tweets at @GlobeTechLab.
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The Boston Globe: You Can Buy Bitcoins At South Station
- "The ATM at Boston’s South Station snatched the money from my hand and didn’t even give me a receipt. But my smartphone’s green glow let me know I had just invested $5 in the world’s most controversial, questionable, and exciting new currency, the bitcoin."
Liberty Teller: Bitcoin In Under 30 Seconds
- "Get bitcoin in just a few seconds from the Liberty Teller kiosk at our new South Station location. We are next to Track 6 of the train platform."
This segment aired on February 20, 2014.