As of October 2019, there are more than 4,000 Bitcoin ATMs (BTMs) globally. BTMs allow users to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) with fiat currency, and some machines also allow customers to sell BTC for cash.
While the exact number of BTMs is unknown, Coin ATM Radar estimates that the total number of BTMs will exceed 6,000 by the end of 2019.
The vast majority of BTMs are one-way, meaning that they only allow customers to buy BTC. However, some machines do offer two-way functionality, allowing users to both buy and sell BTC.
Two-way BTMs usually have higher fees than one-way machines.
The average fee for buying BTC at a BTM is 8.4 percent, while the average fee for selling BTC at a BTM is 5.4 percent.
However, fees can vary significantly from machine to machine and change over time. For example, some BTMs charge as much as 15 percent for buying BTC while others only charge 1 percent.
The amount of BTC that can be purchased at a BTM depends on a number of factors, including the machine’s daily limit, the user’s KYC/AML limits, and the exchange rate between fiat currency and BTC. The average daily limit for BTMs is $2,500 USD, but some machines have much higher limits while others have lower limits.
Some users may be able to purchase more than $2,500 worth of BTC per day if they submit additional KYC/AML documentation to the BTM operator. Exchange rates also play a role in how much BTC can be bought at a BTM; if the price of BTC is high in USD but low in EUR, for example, then a user may be able to buy more BTC with EUR than with USD.
In conclusion, the amount of Bitcoin that can be bought at an ATM depends on the machine’s daily limit, the user’s KYC/AML limits, and the exchange rate between fiat currency and Bitcoin. The average daily limit for BTMs is $2,500 USD, but some machines have higher or lower limits.
Some users may be able to purchase more than $2,500 worth of Bitcoin per day if they submit additional KYC/AML documentation to the BTM operator.