The Bitcoin price in June mostly ranged between 9K and 10K mark. At the beginning of the month, the price was $9,451 and after a short spike, it started to fall. June ended with a Bitcoin price set at $9,185 which is a 2.8% decrease when compared to the price at the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate.
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The Bitcoin price in May experienced fluctuations throughout the month. In the beginning, the price was at $8,629 and rose during the first week when it hit the 10K mark, after which it immediately started to decrease. After a couple of more fluctuations, the month ended at $9,451 which is a 9.5% rise compared to the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, as the price of Bitcoin.
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Opened: 490, Closed: 182, Net Growth: + 308(4%)
Recently we added a new geographic area in all of our charts — Europe, and it brought to light some interesting insights about comparison of the bitcoin ATM market in the U.S. and in Europe. In this article we check each statistic separately to find differences and similarities.
In April the price of Bitcoin started to come back. The month started with a price of $6,428 which rose immediately nearing the middle of the month when it fluctuated a bit before hitting another spike. April ended with a price of $8,629 which is a 34% rise in comparison to the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, as the price of Bitcoin.
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Opened: 435, Closed: 69, Net Growth: + 366 (5%)
In the midst of the Pandemic, the price of BItcoin took a downturn. March started with a Bitcoin price at $8,534 and rose for a few days after it started to drop significantly. The month ended at a price of $6,405 which is a 24.9% decrease when compared to the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, unlike the price of Bitcoin.
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Opened: 484, Closed: 108, Net Growth: + 376(5.4%)
February started with a Bitcoin price of $8,915 which experienced a rise approaching the middle of the month where it hit the highest monthly value at $10,166. After, it started to decrease, until the end of the month when it hit the value of $9,417 which is a 5.6% increase when compared to the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, as the price of Bitcoin.
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Public opinion about bitcoin ATM business varies, but mostly it is split into two radical sides: either “machines are not used by anyone and hence operators don’t make any money”, or “the fees charged are usually so huge, probably operators do a lot of money”. Obviously, both extremes do not correspond to reality, as if it was not profitable, there would be not that many businesses doing this long term, on the other hand, the fee size is dictated by market and there are plenty of various costs and risks associated with this business.
In this post we analyze historical data available on the website about operators growth and closure of activities. We analyze activity of total 870 operators on the website, since October 2013, when the first publicly accessible ATM was installed, and up to the end of January 2020.
The chart above summarizes information, that is used as a source for analysis — number of ATMs installed by each operator on the 1st day of each calendar month.
Continue readingThe Year 2020 had a good start when it comes to the price of Bitcoin. The price at the beginning was $7,168 and continued to rise at a pretty stable rate. January ended with a price of $9,502, which is a 32.5% increase when compared to the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, as the price of Bitcoin.
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Opened: 432, Closed: 104, Net Growth: + 328 (5.1%)
The last month of 2019 saw the price of Bitcoin fluctuate a bit. December started with a price of $7,361 and maintained a steady flow until mid-month when it decreased to $6,602. After that, it increased again and at the end of the month, it was $7,232. As we can see, the price encountered a small decrease of 1.8% when compared to the price at the beginning of December.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, unlike the change in the price of Bitcoin.
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In November the price of Bitcoin decreased. The month started with a price of $9,147 and continued to fall approaching the end of the month when it experienced a brief rise. November ended with the price of $7,657 which is a 16.3% decrease compared to the beginning of the month.
The number of new machines continued to grow at a relatively stable rate, unlike the change in price of Bitcoin.
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Opened: 345, Closed: 98, Net Growth: + 247 (4.2%)