You can now buy Bitcoin (BTC) at 200 Walmart locations in the U.S.

US retail giant Walmart will allow customers to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) via ATM kiosk at over 200 of its locations, thanks to a pilot project with crypto ATM provider Coinstar. The firm has earlier expressed its interest in the burgeoning crypto space and looks to include digital currencies as part of its everyday operations. An […]

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US retail giant Walmart will allow customers to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) via ATM kiosk at over 200 of its locations, thanks to a pilot project with crypto ATM provider Coinstar.

The firm has earlier expressed its interest in the burgeoning crypto space and looks to include digital currencies as part of its everyday operations. An August job listing even stated the company was seeking workers to help develop “the digital currency strategy and product roadmap” while identifying “crypto-related investment and partnerships.”

Buy Bitcoin with Coinstar

The test with Coinstar began earlier this month and includes 200 kiosks in Walmart stores. The pilot is part of a broader initiative by Coinstar, which has teamed up with a cryptocurrency cash exchange called Coinme to offer Bitcoin at more than 8,000 kiosks.

Buying Bitcoin is easy. Customers simply pay with fiat dollars at Coinstar machine and then get a voucher. They must also set up a Coinme account and pass a background check before the voucher can be redeemed. The machines charge a 4% fee for the Bitcoin option and a 7% cash exchange fee.

Some industry observers say the rollout will help speed up crypto adoption. “Bitcoin ATMs have been around for a while, including in many supermarkets,” said Sam Doctor, chief strategy officer and head of research at BitOoda, a regulated crypto brokerage.

“Walmart expands Bitcoin access to more people, though, and gives it further legitimacy among skeptics, should they roll it out beyond an initial pilot,” he added.

Walmart is testing the service weeks after a high-profile hoax in which a fake press release said the retailer would start letting customers pay with Litecoin. That announcement was quickly found out as false, but it hasn’t stopped Walmart from shying away from this pilot.

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