Coinme, the operator of the largest bitcoin kiosk network in the world has received $1.5M in funding from Ripple’s Xpring and Blockchain Finance Fund. This was announced by Coinme. The funds will go to expand the ATM network in Central and South America, as well as in Europe. Coinme currently operates in only 29 states, but plans to obtain licenses in the rest.
Coinme was founded in 2014 and currently operating Bitcoin ATM in 2,600 locations worldwide. Coinme is also building its own decentralized finance (DeFi) services to offer financial services to its customers using blockchain technology.
About Xpring:
Ripple’s developer arm, Xpring is focused on building infrastructure and leveraging blockchain startups by fuelling them with sufficient capital and crucial partnerships. The firm works to exploit the projects and programs that lead to advancement and betterment of XRP and XRP blockchain network.
The primary objective of Xpring is to support developers, businesses, startups, and enterprises that rely on blockchain, especially XRP Ledger, as a potential pedagogy for achieving operational efficiencies.
