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MADRID, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Spanish police are investigating the theft of a ‘bitcoin ATM’ in a raid on a cryptocurrency trade outlet in a rich Barcelona neighbourhood, native media reported on Friday.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin ATMs permit prospects to buy cryptocurrency utilizing money or a debit card, whereas some additionally let customers to trade their crypto holdings for money.<\/p>\n
In accordance with knowledge from the Coin ATM radar web site, which tracks the situation of crypto ATMs, Spain has 158 such machines, the very best quantity in Europe.<\/p>\n
Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra police drive stated an ATM had been stolen at round 3 a.m. and declined to offer any extra info to keep away from hindering the investigation.<\/p>\n
Citing police sources, EFE information company stated thieves took the bitcoin ATM from a store on Beethoven road within the Sarria space, dwelling to a department of the GBTC cryptocurrency trade.<\/p>\n
GBTC didn’t return a number of requests for remark and the police declined to verify the precise location of the theft.<\/p>\n
An unverified video purporting to indicate the crime confirmed an SUV ramming into the closed shutters of the GBTC storefront earlier than half a dozen or so individuals in hoods carried the money machine right into a second automobile ready on the road.<\/p>\n
One of many assailants sprayed a hearth extinguisher at onlookers as the 2 automobiles sped off into the night time.<\/p>\n
Reporting by Nathan Allen; Modifying by Toby Chopra<\/span><\/p>\n Our Requirements: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n