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ATM Alternative · Bitcoin Depot

The ATM company shut down. The store didn’t.

Bitcoin Depot — the largest Bitcoin ATM operator in the US — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2026, and thousands of kiosks nationwide have gone dark. If your local machine is offline, there is a staffed counter waiting: two California stores, locked market rates, and cash trades up to $50,000 a day.

Bitcoin DepotChapter 11, May 2026
US kiosks in H1 202630,600 → ~20,200
CA kiosk cap (AB 39)$1,000/day
Our counter$50k/day · walk-in
Find Your Nearest Store → Directions: San Jose Directions: Stockton

What happened to Bitcoin Depot?

Bitcoin Depot operated more than 9,000 Bitcoin ATMs — the most of any US company — before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2026. It was not alone: the number of Bitcoin ATMs in the US fell from roughly 30,600 to about 20,200 in the first half of 2026 as operators pulled machines. In California, AB 39 now caps every surviving kiosk at $1,000 per customer per day and limits the fees kiosks can charge.

The demand for buying Bitcoin with cash did not disappear — the machines did. The Bitcoin Store is not affiliated with Bitcoin Depot; we are a FinCEN-registered money services business with staffed storefronts in San Jose and Stockton, where the daily walk-in limit is $50,000 in cash and every rate is quoted and locked by a person, not printed by a machine.

Used a Bitcoin Depot machine before? Here’s the good news

Coins already in your wallet are safe. Bitcoin you bought at any kiosk was delivered to your own wallet — it does not depend on the operator staying in business. What changes is where you buy and sell next. At a staffed counter you get the same cash-in, coins-out trade, minus the 8–20%+ kiosk markup, with a receipt from a registered business and a team that walks you through anything you are unsure about.

Kiosk vs. counter

A California kiosk today: $1,000 daily cap, 8–20%+ markup, no one to call. Our counter: up to $50,000 a day in cash, a locked market rate you approve before paying, ID-verified trades, free wallet setup for first-timers, and a bank-wire desk for six-figure settlements. See the full comparison on our Bitcoin ATM alternative page, or find the drive from your city on Locations.

Common questions

Is Bitcoin Depot shutting down?
Bitcoin Depot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2026, and many of its kiosks have gone offline. Individual machine status varies — but the US kiosk count dropped by roughly a third in the first half of 2026.
Is my Bitcoin safe if I bought it at a kiosk?
Yes — coins delivered to your own wallet are yours regardless of what happens to the company that sold them. For pending or incomplete kiosk transactions, contact the operator directly; we are not affiliated with Bitcoin Depot.
Where can I buy Bitcoin with cash now?
Walk into either store — San Jose or Stockton — Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm, with cash and a photo ID. No appointment needed for counter trades.
Why is your limit $50,000 when kiosks are capped at $1,000?
California’s AB 39 caps unattended kiosks at $1,000 per customer per day. Staffed money-services businesses operate under different requirements — every trade at our counter is ID-verified by a person, which is why we can serve trades up to $50,000 in cash and six figures by bank wire.

Your kiosk went dark. We’re open.

Two staffed stores, Tue–Sat 10 am – 7 pm. The rate we quote is the rate you pay.

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