“Unlike regular ATMs, which are primarily used as cash dispensers, BTM manufacturers pitch their machines as everything from an alternate banking system for the unbanked to a new way for immigrants to send remittances. But by far the most common use is the ease of access BTMs provide for people to begin investing in the opaque Bitcoin marketplace, with whatever cash they have on hand.” CityLab: Bitcoin Is Coming to Your Bodega.

+ While Bitcoin has been on a hot streak, other cryptocurrencies are surging even more as early adopters seek more privacy. In this case, early adopters means the criminal underworld.

+ Quartz: Here are the top 10 cryptoassets of 2017 (and Bitcoin’s 1,000% rise doesn’t even make the list).