Despite its volatile nature, nearly half of financial professionals believe Bitcoin will be the investment class with the highest growth rate over the next 12 months according to a recent survey conducted by Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. Chainalysis polled 350 finance professionals including executives from banks, credit unions, financial services providers, and regulatory agencies at the ACAMS 19th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference.

RockItCoin, one of the nation's largest bitcoin kiosk operators, partnered with the Blockchain Institute to install its 200th cryptocurrency kiosk, located at 4649 N Broadway inside the Hackhaus co-working space. "This installation marks yet another milestone in our company's growth," said Michael Dalesandro, CEO and founder of RockItCoin (www.rockitcoin.com). "After installing machines across the country, it means a lot to install our 200th one in Chicago, where we started the company."