In October 2013, the world's first ATM that exchanged bitcoins for dollars and back debuted in Vancouver, Canada. It was dubbed Robocoin. Ordinary money might be paid using a credit card or cash. It was not permitted to convert more than 3,000 Canadian dollars every day, which is about 2,900 dollars of the southern neighbor's currency.
When a Bloomberg journalist, still unfamiliar with cryptocurrency security standards, unintentionally revealed his virtual wallet's private key (QR code) live, he quickly paid for it - one of the viewers promptly withdrew his bitcoins to another deposit. True, they claim that everything stolen was eventually restored to him.

Bitcoin’s creation and growth were driven by key pioneers who shaped its early adoption. Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator, published the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008 and mined the first block in 2009, laying the foundation for decentralised digital currency. Hal Finney, a cryptographer, was the first to receive a Bitcoin transaction from Nakamoto and contributed to its early development. Nick Szabo, known for his work on "Bit Gold," influenced Bitcoin’s concept of decentralised money.

Later, Gavin Andresen became a lead developer, while Roger Ver ("Bitcoin Jesus") and Charlie Shrem promoted Bitcoin adoption through startups like BitInstant. The Winklevoss Twins invested heavily and pushed for regulatory acceptance. These visionaries helped transform Bitcoin from an obscure experiment into a global financial asset.