Blue Ridge Bank is the first commercial bank to allow Bitcoin to be bought and sold at its ATMs by customers. At 19 ATM locations, customers can purchase and redeem Bitcoin. Interested users will need to instal the LibertyX app on their smartphones to access Blue Ridge's ATM Bitcoin function. The first Bitcoin ATM in the world began operations in October 2013 in Vancouver, Canada. The total number of Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. is currently 12,885.