First Bitcoin ATM

I live a block away from this machine and won't be using it because of nonsense biometric data harvesting. Why do I need to scan my ID, picture and fingerprints to trade a small amount of bitcoins? I will continue to use the Russian guy who hangs out at a Robson St cafe and doesn't want my biometric data.

I think this is like the second or third "first" ATM, though.

Just got this error when hitting the site. I guess node isn&#x27;t the end-all-be-all magic bullet for scalability everyone thinks it is?<p><pre><code> Error: EMFILE, too many open files &#x27;&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;views&#x2F;index.html&#x27; at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:427:18) at fs.readFileSync (fs.js:284:15) at View.exports.renderFile [as engine] (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;ejs&#x2F;lib&#x2F;ejs.js:312:9) at View.render (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;view.js:75:8) at Function.app.render (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;application.js:504:10) at ServerResponse.res.render (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;response.js:753:7) at exports.index (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;routes&#x2F;index.js:8:9) at callbacks (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;router&#x2F;index.js:161:37) at param (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;router&#x2F;index.js:135:11) at pass (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;router&#x2F;index.js:142:5)</code></pre>

Error: EMFILE, too many open files &#x27;&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;views&#x2F;index.html&#x27; at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:427:18) at fs.readFileSync (fs.js:284:15) at View.exports.renderFile [as engine] (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;ejs&#x2F;lib&#x2F;ejs.js:312:9) at View.render (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;view.js:75:8) at Function.app.render (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;application.js:504:10) at ServerResponse.res.render (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;response.js:753:7) at exports.index (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;routes&#x2F;index.js:8:9) at callbacks (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;router&#x2F;index.js:161:37) at param (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;router&#x2F;index.js:135:11) at pss (&#x2F;home&#x2F;ubtuntu&#x2F;robocoin&#x2F;robocoin-website&#x2F;node_modules&#x2F;express&#x2F;lib&#x2F;router&#x2F;index.js:142:5)<p>Idiots.......

While I&#x27;m happy to see the world&#x27;s first anything happen in my hometown of Vancouver, I do question why Vancouver was chosen over San Fran, Portland or New York. Those cities seem more fit for World&#x27;s First. Even if its a Canadian market they are targeting, Toronto is our financial centre and would make a better choice for this currency.

Why is this machine always asking for the users fingerprints? Doesn&#x27;t that break the anonymity of bitcoin?

A couple guys at DEF CON this past year brought a coin-operated Bitcoin converter -- US currency goes in, QR codes full of crypto come out.<p>I&#x27;m holding onto my souvenir bitcoin (worth $0.25 at time of transaction) as long as I can.

In January or February a group in New Hampshire showed off a Bitcoin ATM for US Dollars, though I don&#x27;t think it was ready for full scale production. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57570925-38/need-bitcoins-this-atm-takes-dollars-and-funds-your-account/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.cnet.com&#x2F;8301-13578_3-57570925-38&#x2F;need-bitcoins-...</a><p>Looks like they&#x27;ve since updated and now have one that accepts notes from over 200 countries: <a href="https://lamassu.is/" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lamassu.is&#x2F;</a>

As the popularity of bitcoin continues to grow, I think bitcoin owners will appreciate the degree of liquidity this offers. The bitcoin ecosystem needs something like this.

All I see is &gt; The connection was interrupted. Just like real ATM ^_^