Coin Cloud, a Las Vegas-based company that operated more than 4,000 Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. and Brazil, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The court filing estimated the company's liabilities to be ...

The noise is unmistakable, though it’s heard at fewer and fewer casinos these days. Clank-clank-clank-clank-clank. That’s the sound of money — metal coins hitting a metal tray — signifying slot or ...

There was a time before portable TVs and personal media players when the idea of putting coin-operated TVs everywhere, from restaurants to airports and laundromats, would have seemed like a solid ...

Coin-operated machines have a longer history than you might think. Ancient temples used them to dispense, for example, holy water to the faithful in return for their coins. Old payphones rang a bell ...

TL;DR: Hardware engineer MrYeester demonstrates how to convert a PC into a coin-activated gaming rig by replacing the power button with a coin acceptor that detects specific coins to trigger startup.