Athena has been helping people buy Bitcoin with cash since 2015. That makes us one of the most mature and established Bitcoin ATM operators in the country, with thousands of kiosks across 28 states, and the reason people keep coming back has stayed the same the whole time. The Bitcoin you buy goes to your wallet. We never hold a balance for you.

Your coins go to your wallet, not to us

That sounds like a small thing until you’ve watched an exchange freeze withdrawals. When you buy at an Athena kiosk, you scan your own wallet address, insert cash, and the coins are sent to that address. There is no Athena account holding your Bitcoin, which means there’s nothing of yours for us to lose, lend out, or lock. You walk away owning it outright. We wrote more about what that means in You Hold the Keys: What Self Custody Really Means.

Cash in, Bitcoin out, in minutes

Cash is the other half of it. Plenty of people don’t want to link a bank account to a crypto app, and plenty of people don’t have a bank account to link. At an Athena kiosk you bring cash and leave with Bitcoin. The whole thing usually takes a few minutes, and the kiosk shows you the rate and the fee on screen before you commit. First time? Here’s your first Bitcoin purchase, step by step.

The Athena App finds the kiosk and holds the promo codes

The Athena App makes it easier. It maps every kiosk, gives you turn by turn directions, and holds this month’s promo codes under the Promos tab. In November that includes THANKFUL, which adds a $20 BTC bonus when you buy $200 or more.

A real person answers the phone

When something goes sideways at 9 PM on a Saturday, a person at Athena picks up. Our support team knows Bitcoin and has walked thousands of first timers through their first purchase. Call 312-690-4466 and you’ll see.

Athena kiosks do more than Bitcoin

At select locations you can send cash to family in El Salvador and they’ll have it in minutes, with no bank account or card on either end. Most kiosks also sell gift cards, delivered to your inbox in seconds. For large trades, Athena OTC runs a separate desk with firm quotes and direct execution.

Eleven years and four market cycles

We’re regulated in every state we operate in, we follow the same rules as any other money services business. Customers who bought their first $50 of Bitcoin at an Athena kiosk in 2015 are still buying at one today.

Find an Athena kiosk near you and buy Bitcoin with cash today, or download the Athena App and let it find one for you.