Today I am in Zug, the so-called Crypto Valley, to meet some Steemians and Crypto-Enthusiasts. Since I was a little early, I had time to have a closer look at the ticket machines of the SBB (the Swiss railway company). What I discovered was surprising, and since I haven't had much time for Steemit the last days, I thought this is worth a short blog post.
Why would I inspect a ticket machine in the first place?
It started today morning, when I noticed, that the ticket machines have a Bitcoin icon on their welcome screen, which triggered my curiosity. So I thought it would be worth having a look at the "Other Tickets / Offers" option of the ticket machine. There you'll find a whole lot of stuff like regional offers, season tickets, bicycle tickets, but also a button that says "Prepaid". That sounded promising, and I went ahead. Indeed, I landed at a screen where you can easily purchase Bitcoin, by tapping on the "Top up Bitcoin" button. After tapping this button, you can scan the QR-Code of your wallet and purchase Bitcoin for an amount of 20.- to 500.- Swiss Francs (Current CHF/USD exchange rate is: 1.03$/CHF).
After a bit of research, I found out, that SBB offers this service for quite some time. SBB is offering this service since November 11. 2016. The service launched in cooperation with SweePay and SBB is providing their ticket machines as a distribution channel. With over 1'000 ticket machines, Switzerland has a dense network of terminals where you can buy bitcoin.
I found this to be very interesting and like the fact that adoption is approaching. Although this service might not be used that much, I like that the Swiss railway company SBB doesn't fear new technology and innovation but instead participates in pushing the boundaries.
If you want to learn more, you can find additional information on the official SBB Website:
What do you think about this? Do you know similar possibilities to buy Bitcoin?
And if you're a Swiss (or living in Switzerland) Crypto Enthusiast, did you know about this Service SBB offers?
As always, I appreciate your Feedback and Questions in the comment section below!
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Check out my other posts as well:
- Steemit.com/@sblue - WTF is Money? And why Bitcoin is more than just a currency.
- Steemit.com/@sblue - What is Bitcoin? - When Money becomes a content type!
- Steemit.com/@sblue - Proof of Work - Sudoku on a planetary scale!
- Steemit.com/@sblue - The Economics of Bitcoin Mining
- Steemit.com/@sblue - Attacking the Bitcoin Network