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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
Business
Charles Rabin

Bitcoin ATMs are spreading. They’re legal but can be tools for cyber crooks

MIAMI — Walk into a smoke shop or small convenience store in South Florida — anywhere from Homestead to Boynton Beach — and you might find not one, but two, ATM machines.

Look closely before you try to get cash because there’s a big difference.

One dispenses paper bills, greenbacks to spend. The other spits out a paper receipt for Bitcoin, far and away the most popular crypto currency. Nothing wrong with that if you’re comfortable with converting your honestly earned dollars into crypto.

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