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Bittimaatti, a subsidiary of Finnish cryptocurrency service provider Coinmotion, has opened the world’s northernmost cryptocurrency ATM inside Poronportti, near the skiing center Levi in Kittilä, Finland. With its Bittimaatti machines, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can be converted into cash. It’s also possible to buy crypto with the machines. 200km north of the Arctic Circle, Kittilä and the surrounding area have become a very popular holiday destination, especially in the winter,...

Belgium has decided to auction off several bitcoins it has in police storage.Belgium Is Set for a Bitcoin AuctionThis is a tactic that has been utilized time and time again and will likely continue so long as criminals seek to perform activities utilizing bitcoin. Several of these bitcoin auctions occurred years ago after the fiasco involving Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator of the black-market website Silk Road. The U.S. Marshals service sold off several of the bitcoins held in Ulbricht’s...