bitcoin ATMs in its stores across the U.S. and Canada. More than 700
machines operated by Bitcoin Depot have already been installed. “As one
of the world’s leading convenience and fuel retailers, Circle K is the
first major retail chain to deploy bitcoin ATMs within its stores.”
Circle K Stores Install Bitcoin ATMs
The world’s largest bitcoin ATM operator, Bitcoin Depot, announced
Thursday “an exclusive international partnership with Circle K that
spans across both the U.S. and Canada with over 700 bitcoin ATMs in 30
states already installed.” The company wrote:
As one of the world’s leading convenience and fuel
retailers, Circle K is the first major retail chain to deploy bitcoin
ATMs within its stores.
Circle K is a global brand of Alimentation Couche-Tard, a leader in
convenience and fuel retail, with more than 14,200 stores operating in
26 countries and territories. According to the company, it is the
largest independent convenience store operator in terms of the number of
company-operated stores in the U.S. and a leader in the convenience
store industry and road transportation fuel retail in Canada,
Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Ireland. The company also has a presence
in Poland and Hong Kong.
The Atlanta-based Bitcoin Depot currently has 3,793 cryptocurrency
ATMs, making it the largest crypto ATM operator ahead of Coin Cloud with
2,628 machines and Coinflip with 2,499 machines, according to the
crypto ATM tracking website Coinatmradar. Bitcoin Depot’s crypto ATMs
enable users to buy bitcoin and over 30 other cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz opined: “Circle K understands that
cryptocurrency will be a growing part of the future economy and payments
landscape. By adding bitcoin ATMs to the company’s stores, Circle K can
attract new customers to their stores, offer financial access to
underserved communities, and set themselves apart from other retailers
with this new technology.”
Denny Tewell, Senior Vice President of Global Merchandise and Procurement at Circle K, commented:
Our partnership with Bitcoin Depot further builds on this
commitment, giving our brand an important, early presence in the
fast-growing cryptocurrency marketplace as a convenient destination
where customers can buy bitcoin.
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