Is there a Bitcoin Store location in the East Bay?

Not yet. East Bay customers use The Bitcoin Store San Jose at 28 N Almaden Ave Suite 50 in downtown San Jose — 15 minutes from Milpitas, 20-25 from Fremont and Newark, 25-35 from Union City and Hayward, 35-40 from San Leandro and Pleasanton, and 45-55 from Oakland. Walk-ins are welcome Monday through Friday, 11 am to 7 pm.

Why drive down I-880 instead of using a Bitcoin ATM in Oakland or Hayward?

Bitcoin ATMs commonly price 8-20% or more above the market rate, and California's AB 39 caps kiosks at $1,000 per day. At the staffed counter the rate is confirmed with you before you pay and cash trades run up to $50,000 per day, so on anything beyond a small buy the drive typically pays for itself many times over.

Can I sell Bitcoin for cash if I live in the East Bay?

Yes. Sell BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE and other major coins at the San Jose counter for same-day cash up to $50,000 per day, with ID verification and a rate shown before you pay. Larger sales settle by bank wire through the OTC desk.

What should I bring on my first visit?

A valid government-issued photo ID, and cash if you are buying. No wallet yet? The team sets one up with you at the counter, free, and hardware wallets are in stock.

Locations · Serving the East Bay

Buy Bitcoin in the East Bay, Across a Real Counter

Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas and the Tri-Valley are all one run down the Nimitz from a person who will do the trade with you. Our San Jose store sits at the bottom of I-880: you sit down with a member of staff, the rate is confirmed with you before you hand over a dollar, and the receipt prints in your hand. What the corridor has plenty of is machines. What it does not have is a counter.

Drive times down the corridor

Every East Bay city below funnels to the same place: The Bitcoin Store San Jose, 28 N Almaden Ave Suite 50, in downtown San Jose off CA-87. Walk-ins welcome Monday–Friday, 11 am – 7 pm.

Coming from	Route	Typical drive
Milpitas	I-880 South	about 15 minutes
Fremont	I-880 South	20–25 minutes
Newark	I-880 South	20–25 minutes
Union City	I-880 South	25–30 minutes
Hayward	I-880 South	30–35 minutes
San Leandro	I-880 South	35–40 minutes
Pleasanton & the Tri-Valley	I-680 South	35–40 minutes
Oakland	I-880 South	45–55 minutes

One counter instead of forty corner-store kiosks

The East Bay is thick with Bitcoin ATMs — gas stations in Hayward, liquor stores in Oakland, smoke shops along Mission Boulevard. What none of them offer is a person, a rate shown before you pay, or room to trade real size. Kiosk operators commonly price 8–20%+ above the market rate, and under California’s AB 39 a kiosk cannot take more than $1,000 from you in a day. On a $5,000 buy, that is five separate days of feeding a machine at a steep markup.

At the counter, the trade works the way a trade should: you see the live market quote, approve it on screen, and that is the rate you pay. Cash trades run to $50,000 per day, ID-verified, with a receipt from a FinCEN-registered business. The math on the drive is simple — the difference between kiosk pricing and a rate shown before you pay on even a mid-sized buy covers the bridge-to-San-Jose gas many times over. See the numbers side by side on the Bitcoin ATM alternative page.

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Selling from the East Bay

Cashing out is where the East Bay’s kiosks really fall down — most machines are buy-only, and the few that dispense cash do it in small, expensive bites. At our counter you can sell Bitcoin for cash the same visit, up to $50,000 a day with the rate shown before you pay. Six-figure positions settle by bank wire, normally the same day through the OTC desk — many Oakland and Tri-Valley customers book the desk and skip carrying cash entirely.

East Bay questions, answered

Is there a store in Oakland, Fremont or anywhere in the East Bay?

Not yet. Your counter is the San Jose store at 28 N Almaden Ave Suite 50 — 15 minutes from Milpitas at the near end, 45–55 from Oakland at the far end. Walk-ins welcome Mon–Fri, 11 am – 7 pm.

Why not just use the Bitcoin ATM at my corner store?

Kiosks commonly charge 8–20%+ above market and are capped at $1,000 per day under AB 39. The counter shows you the live market quote and confirms it with you before you pay and handles up to $50,000 in cash per day.

Can I do a large trade in one visit?

Yes — up to $50,000 in cash per day at the counter, no appointment needed. Above that, the bank wire & OTC desk settles up to $100,000+ by appointment, normally the same day.

I’ve never bought crypto before. Will someone walk me through it?

That is the point of a staffed store. Bring a government photo ID; the team sets up your first wallet with you at the counter, free, and explains every step before any money changes hands.

Plan your visit

Worth the run down the Nimitz

The rate we quote is the rate you pay. Walk-ins welcome at the San Jose store, Mon–Fri 11 am – 7 pm.

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