307 new Bitcoin ATM machines (BATM) were installed across the world last month, according to Coin ATM Radar. With 99 machines closing in the same period, a total of 4703 BATMs are currently operational.
The number of new machines grew faster than in previous months, the monitor said in its monthly report. In April, General Bytes and Genesis Coin installed the most number - 66 and 45 respectively.
These two firms continue to be the top BATM manufacturers. BitAccess followed at third place with 24 new installations.
As usual, United States topped the countries list in April with 155 new installations. This is a 6 percent increase from the previous month.
Germany is at second place with 11 new machines. This is in addition to 21 machines that are already in the country.
Bitcoin ATM operators are more active currently in Germany with regulatory clarification made by Berlin court last year giving more clarity about licensing.
India installed its only machine in April - a Buy/Sell machine manufactured by Lamassu in the north Indian city of Gurugram.
Liechtenstein removed all the 3 machines in that country.
The percentage of Bitcoin ATMs that also support other cryptocurrencies dropped to 69.6 percent in April.
Coin ATM Radar data shows significant growth in the number of BATMs since 2017, when there were only less than 2000 such machines in the world. And their number more than doubled in two years.
Bitcoin ATMs are installed in 77 countries in the world. More than half of them are concentrated in the United States.
The majority of the world's machines are one-way devices, meaning, they can only be used to buy cryptocurrencies, though markets seem to be seeking machines that allow users to sell.
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