World's First Bitcoin ATM Debuts In Vancouver, Canada VANCOUVER, BC - OCTOBER 29, 2013: Jackson Warren, co-founder of Bitcoiniacs, created the world's first bitcoin ATM at Waves Coffee House on October 29, 2013 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The ATM, named Robocoin, allows users to buy or sell the digital currency known as bitcoins. Once only used for black market sales on the internet, bitcoins are starting to be accepted at a growing number of businesses.