Operating Bitcoin ATMs with Gil Valentine & Eric Gravengaard from Athena Bitcoin

Location: Chicago
Date: Tuesday, 2nd July
Project: Athena Bitcoin
Role: Compliance Officer, CEO and Co-Founders

The Bitcoin ATM market continues to grow, and according to a recent report by Coin ATM Radar there are now over 5,000 Bitcoin ATMs worldwide.

While the vast majority are located in the United States, a growing number are appearing in countries where the general population may have less access to proper banking infrastructure and greater economic uncertainty. In these countries, Bitcoin ATMs offer an easy to use FIAT onramp which allows people to hedge against fragile economies and extreme inflation using Bitcoin.

In this interview, I speak with Gil Valentine and Eric Gravengaard co-founders of Athena Bitcoin. Athena Bitcoin started out in Chicago but now operate across 8 US states as well as in Mexico, Columbia and Argentina. We discuss the challenges of growing a Bitcoin ATM business, operator fees and opening up to the South American market.

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Connect with Gil:
- On Twitter @thegilty
- On LinkedIn
- On Medium

Connect with Eric:
- On Twitter @egravengaard
- On LinkedIn

Connect with Athena Bitcoin
- On Twitter @AthenaBitcoin
- On Medium
- Their Website

Mentioned in the interview:
- Coin ATM Radar
- Bitcoin ATM’s by Country
- LibertyX
- Athena Bitcoin ATM in Cucata
- Cointigo

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD108: A Bitcoin Reality Check in Venezuela with Jill Carlson, Alejandro Machado & Jamaal Montasser
- WBD071: Update on the Venezuelan Political Crisis
- WBD021: Token Economics and Raising Crypto Capital with Jill Carlson
- WBD019: How Venezuelans are Using Bitcoin to Counter the Effects of Hyperinflation with Alejandro Machado

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