According to AARP, there are more than 49,000 crypto ATMs in the U.S., with over 100 Bitcoin ATMs in Ohio, including several kiosks located in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Akron.

For example, Bitcoin ATM operator CoinFlip charges between 4.99% and 21.90% of your total transaction amount, compared to paying between $0.49 for a Bitcoin purchase of $1 to $4.99 and 1.5% on a ...

That's up from virtually none at the beginning of 2014. Bitcoin is available at all 1,567 cryptocurrency ATMs, followed by Litecoin, available at 357, according to Coin ATM Radar.

Costco is installing bitcoin ATMs at some stores. ATM provider LibertyX operates over 30,000 such machines in the US. Bitcoin ATMs have become increasingly common as crypto has entered the mainstream.