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Jobs: Senior Systems Administrator March 03, Operators risk their ATMs being shut down by the government one day because there is no legislation clarifying what licenses the operator needs — if any. At the center of the debate are not the ATMs, but the legal situation of Bitcoin itself.
According to the German financial markets regulator BaFin, Bitcoin cannot be considered money and is not an officially recognized means of payment. In other words: Using Bitcoin to pay for goods and services is legal. You can pay with whatever you like, as long as the seller accepts it.
As Bitcoin ATM operators charge fees, their service classifies as commercial trading. Hence, they would need a license, according to the BaFin. A court decision in late has motivated ATM operators.
In late , the Berlin Court of Appeal has decided Bitcoin is not a financial instrument and does not have to comply with German banking and financial market laws and regulations. While that put the BaFin on the back foot, the financial watchdog argued the Berlin Court of Appeal only considered a single incident and not Bitcoin in general.
Nevertheless, ATM operators have since started to launch more machines in Germany, hoping regulators will be on their side. They hang out in young, fresh, open communities, they help each other, there is no competition, the prospects are grand, and later, when things take off commercially, such people are in high demand. But there is risk in being a pioneer, too.
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