A mechanical vending machine exchanging 1€-coins for Bitcoin.

It works using the easywallet.org service which provides a Bitcoin wallet with a web interface not unlike an online banking account, but much simpler. The only way to access the account is through a secret link, which is received in exchange for the 1€-coin.

Opening this link in a web browser, the costumer can instantly send this 1€ (minus material costs) to another Bitcoin user, for example Wikileaks.

(There is also an announcement on bitcointalk)

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Update, 18.07.2012: Some more work-in progress pictures. I will add some better pictures of the receipt when I find them, so you can see it in fact has a QR code :)

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Roadmap

v1.0

public release

support for 1€-coins and easywallet.org

TO BE DONE:

v1.1

3€ per box (less material %)

TORwallet.net support

v1.2

better, flatter box design

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(Research if it makes sense to build v1.5 or go straight to v2.0)

v1.5

electronic version

any amount of money, also bills

small receipt printer

v2.0

deposit cash for Bitcoin

low-maintenance circular system…

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