30 May Oldest building in the world with a Bitcoin machine is in Devon
In a clash of cultures, the oldest building in the world to have a hyper modern Bitcoin ATM style machine is in an olde worlde Devon pub.
And the company behind the cyber currency dispensers say they are getting queues of people – notably women in their 60s – lining up to use the machine at the cosy Bishop Lacy Inn at Chudleigh.
The Grade II listed Fore Street pub dates to at least 1730 but evidence suggests there has been an inn there since as early as 1158.
Steve Underwood, who was formerly an area director of a high street bank, is one of three directors of the company which installed the ATM, SatoshiUK. He said: “We are extremely happy with the way the ATMs are going – they are getting fantastic usage, well beyond our wildest dreams.
“At one time before lockdown we had people queued up to use it. Interestingly we have found that the most popular…