In this Dec. 21, 2017 file photo, a woman walks past the Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong.

In this Dec. 21, 2017 file photo, a woman walks past the Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong. / The Associated Press

A Texas-based bitcoin network called Coinsource has installed 18 new ATM machines in Atlanta. Now, if you wonder just what the heck bitcoin is then you’re not alone. We asked Emory University finance professor Tom Smith to help us break down what bitcoin means.

 

 

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