So I make an effort to not be a dot commie so I went ahead yesterday and created a crypto account and put some money towards the upkeep of this site. If you aren't aware Po.ast was deplatformed by their payment service so the only way to support the site is through crypto. I ended up using an LibertyX ATM and the Mycellum wallet as suggested by @teknomunk. Here are a couple of thoughts and observations.
First if the ATM doesn't say Bitcoin, or the name of the specific brand (LibertyX in this case) or has a big bold button asking if you want to buy crypto something is wrong. The first place I went claimed to have a LIbertyX ATM but as far as I could tell it was just a regular ATM and that was because it was. It had been recently swapped out but Google Maps hadn't caught up yet. Luckily I had several other choices nearby. When I went to the next location it said Bitcoin and LibertyX right on the exterior and when I looked at the screen there was a buy bitcoin button.
Second go ahead and connect your wallet and your atm app before you even go to do it. Not a big deal but just easier to have that ready.
Third they take the fees out of the amount to buy. For example i bought $100 and the fees were $14 so I received $86. So if you actually want $100 you'll need to anticipate those fees.
Fourth something i've noticed over the years is people think if they can't send $10,000 there's no point to sending anything which is ridiculous. let me note this is a real world observation. I used to be the factotum and general dogs body for GMI and I came across this attitude all the time. I plan to send $20 a month and if each Gab refugee did the same the monthly expenses would be covered with some excess for the proprietors. Please don't be a dot commie the folks that run this place have created a cool place for us to parade our diagnosis and it behooves us to pony up to keep it running.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out. I'm mostly a moron but I have done it once so if I can help I will.
