Artwork: Max F. Albrecht: "Bitcoin Vending Machine". Weimar, 2012. Produced in the Fine Art project "Panta Rhei" at the Bauhaus-University in Weimat, mentored by Prof. Norbert W. Hinterberger and Naomi T. Salmon.
A mechanical vending machine exchanging 1€-coins for Bitcoin.
It works using the easywallet.org service which provides a Bitcoin wallet with a web interface not unlike an online banking account, but much simpler. The only way to access the account is through a secret link, which is received in exchange for the 1€-coin.
Opening this link in a web browser, the costumer can instantly send this 1€ (minus material costs) to another Bitcoin user, for example Wikileaks.
(There is also an announcement on bitcointalk)
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Update, 18.07.2012: Some more work-in progress pictures. I will add some better pictures of the receipt when I find them, so you can see it in fact has a QR code :)
Update 23.07.2012:
- EasyWallet.org has build a nice feature inspired by the vending machine: Coupons! Now your Euros will be exchanged live!
- The machine got some coverage: Bitcoin Vending Machine - Nerdcore; German art student builds Euro-to-Bitcoin vending machine - The Verge; Ars Technica: Bitcoin price soars above $9 for the first time in almost a year
Donations: 1EuroXwViyd9vSpu2yX9eDa3q6zQ7sB5NL (Blockchain)
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Roadmap
v1.0
- public release
- support for 1€-coins and easywallet.org
TO BE DONE:
v1.1
- 3€ per box (less material %)
- TORwallet.net support
v1.2
- better, flatter box design
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(Research if it makes sense to build v1.5 or go straight to v2.0)
v1.5
- electronic version
- any amount of money, also bills
- small receipt printer
v2.0
- deposit cash for Bitcoin
- low-maintenance circular system…
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[...] German Bitcoin vending machine, which spits out links to a BTC in exchange for a Euro, has been doing the Internet rounds. [...]
You could just fold up the voucher in a simple origami way instead of using a whole box.
I did some experimental boxes that way, but when the machine arrived I tested it and they turned out to be to unstable since inside of the machine there is a weight on thop of the boxes to push them down.
[...] Bitcoin Vending Machine – Exchange Euro coins for Bitcoin (wallets) (via The Verge) [...]
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[...] j’adore cette idée; [...]
its be awesome if they could use one of those 3d printers to build stocked bitcoin vending machines.
[...] último ha sido una máquina con la que se podrán cambiar Euros por Bitcoins, siempre acorde a los valores que les da cada día a los bitcoins la página. Después de depositar [...]
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I salute you!! Pls. do print out with QR code. And if you need help in getting funden: mail me!
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Hi Everyone,
We just found this revolutionary bitcoin application called BitCoinCollector".
I dont know exactly how it works but it made me 28Btc in a few clicks.
For anybody who is interested, EDIT: link to malware removed
Hope you enjoy using it!
Cheers,
LOL - BitCoinCollector - I love the way they don't even try to disguise the fact that their software is going to steal all your bitcoins!
Just warning you that my MS Security Essentials detected a "Trojan:Win32/VB.AVI" virus on that previous download link file (//anonfiles.com/file/..).
So I decided not to download it ;)
@jiwe: Thanks. I removed the link