Johannesburg Gets a New Crypto ATM, Ban Threatened Harare May Lose One

[mskumar]

A new crypto teller machine is now operational in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg. The ATM, which supports several digital coins, has been installed at a supermarket in the north-western part of the city’s metro area. It is the latest addition to a growing number of terminals offering automated crypto-fiat exchange services in the country and across the continent. Not all is rosy in the region, however. A crypto ban in neighboring Zimbabwe may deprive Harare of its bitcoin ATM. Nevertheless, crypto teller services are spreading in Africa.
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[btyco]

The crime rate in south africa is one of the highest in the world. I wonder if carrying bitcoin around is safer than cash, the wallet itself is worth money (mobile / trezor), but they need to get the private key as well to access the contents.

[felixesteban]

I believe that in the near future, such ATM's will appear everywhere. This news shows that people in Africa are very much interested in Crypto. I hope we hear similar news from other countries.