What is Ethereum?

What is Ethereum? The first and most successful attempt at a decentralized smart contract platform. What is Ethereum? Unlike Bitcoin and most alternative cryptocurrencies that focus on becoming a better money or currency, Ethereum is designed to permit the construction of decentralized applications (DApps) that go well beyond basic value transfer. Some of the more …

What is Bitcoin Cash?

Athena Bitcoin buys & sells Bitcoin Cash (BCH)! Caution: Do NOT mistake “Bitcoin Cash” (BCH ) for “Bitcoin” (BTC)! What is Bitcoin Cash? Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a fully independent currency that features a different price, development team, and community compared with Bitcoin (BTC). It is supported by those who disagreed with Bitcoin’s development path and wished to increase the legacy …

What is Litecoin?

Athena Bitcoin buys & sells Litecoin! What is Litecoin? Litecoin is a digital currency, like Bitcoin, that can be used as “digital cash” via the Internet. Launched in 2011, Litecoin is the longest running cryptocurrency around besides Bitcoin. Compared to its bigger brother, Litecoin features faster confirmation times and a lower transaction volume. This means …

Not Receiving ATM Verification Codes? It Could Be Your Wireless Carrier

T-Mobile customer and not receiving our verification codes? Some T-Mobile customers have reported to us that they are unable to receive essential messages from our ATMs. Athena ATMs send out verification codes to phone numbers entered by our customers as part of the login process. If you don’t receive these codes you can’t continue with …

Not seeing your Litecoin or Bitcoin Cash transaction? Here’s how to find your payment status….

Not seeing your Litecoinor Bitcoin Cash? Here’s how to find your payment status…​ In Part I we explored in detail how to lookup Bitcoin transactions made through our ATM network.  Those instructions also apply to any other transaction you make or any other exchange you buy from. However, for currencies other than Bitcoin the process is slightly …

Not seeing your transaction? Here’s how to find your payment status….

Not seeing your transaction? Here’s how to find your payment status…. Note: For Litecoin or Bitcoin Cash please see Part II Did you just purchase bitcoin from an ATM but are not seeing it in your wallet or on your web account?  This is one of the most frequent reasons our customers contact Athena support. …