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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Bitcoin ATMs are a revolutionary technology, and Bitcoin vending machines may just be one more way cryptocurrencies slip into mainstream society. As blockchain technology becomes more understood, industries are racing to find practical applications in their given fields. Bitcoin vending machines allow for a variety of industries to test out whether the public will engage with machines that offer cryptocurrency as a payment method.At Pelicoin, we’re excited about Bitcoin vending machines and the implications of their introduction into the mainstream. For Bitcoin to grow, people need to not only understand it—they have to use it, too! A Bitcoin Vending Machine for Beer?One of the most widely-known cases of a proposed cryptocurrency vending machine was done by a San Francisco-based company called Civic. Civic partnered with Anheuser-Busch to create a beer vending machine that accepts Bitcoin. The company claimed that it had no intentions of getting into the beer-vending business full-time. Instead, they focused on harnessing the power of blockchain-based identity verification. As you may know, the blockchain is a decentralized public ledger that is the backbone of all cryptocurrencies. Though most associate the blockchain with verifying transactions between currencies, it is possible to digitize and insert any document into the blockchain. Civic used the blockchain to verify the age of customers who were interested in buying a beer. What This Bitcoin Vending Machine Means For Blockchain TechnologyAlthough the end product wouldn’t be what it sounds like per se—a beer machine that accepts Bitcoin and dispenses beer in exchange—the implications of
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