Swiss railway to sell Bitcoin at 1,000 ticket machines

Swiss commuters will soon be able to buy Bitcoin at more than 1,000 ticket machines belonging to the country’s national railway service SBB from November 11, under a deal between SBB and payment and distribution services provider SweePay. “SBB is a distribution partner of SweePay and is providing the ticket machines as a distribution channel,” SBB says. “Customers need to identify themselves using their mobile telephone number to purchase Bitcoin at the SBB ticket machines. The maximum amount is fixed at CHF 500 (US$514) per transaction.”

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