Crypto shops and Bitcoin ATMs in Causeway Bay at a glance
If you live on Hong Kong Island and want to turn cash into Bitcoin, or Bitcoin back into cash, Causeway Bay is usually where you end up. The operator lists we compiled on 6 October 2026 show four Bitcoin ATMs across Causeway Bay and Happy Valley, one of which can buy crypto back from you, plus four staffed counters: two run by One Satoshi, one by VBIT and the OTC desk inside COINHERO’s flagship. Every count on this page comes from the operators’ own websites, not from site visits. A machine being listed does not prove it is switched on today.
On raw machine numbers Causeway Bay actually loses to its eastern neighbours: North Point has 12 and Quarry Bay has 14. But every one of those is a buy-only laundromat machine, and neither area has a single staffed shop. What makes Causeway Bay the Island’s crypto hub is choice. You can buy at a machine, deal face to face at a counter, or sell Bitcoin for banknotes at three in the morning. As of October 2026 only eight machines in all of Hong Kong are flagged by their operator as sell-capable, and the Canal Road East flagship is the only one on the Island. The other seven are in Kowloon and the New Territories.
Bitcoin ATM Causeway Bay: four machines, two networks
The machine that matters most is the COINHERO Causeway Bay flagship at G/F, 1A Canal Road East, the strip that runs under the flyover. COINHERO calls it “Tang Lung Street” on its locator. It is open around the clock, buys and sells, and is one of only eight sell-capable machines in COINHERO’s 88-strong Hong Kong network. The same shopfront doubles as COINHERO’s OTC desk, so larger trades don’t need a separate trip.
COINHERO’s second machine is on the first floor of 38–40 Jardine’s Bazaar, inside a venue the operator itself labels an adult shop (Taketoys), open 11:00 to midnight. The machine works the same as any other COINHERO unit, but if you have children with you, or simply would rather not walk into that kind of store, the flagship is the more natural stop.
The other two belong to CoinUnit and sit in 24-hour laundromats. The one CoinUnit calls “Causeway Bay” is actually at EIB Tower, 4–6 Morrison Hill Road, which is closer to Wan Chai and Happy Valley than to the Causeway Bay shopping core. The second is in a LaundrYup at Silverstone Mansion, 7 Tsun Yuen Street, Happy Valley. CoinUnit machines take HK$500 and HK$1,000 notes only and support BTC, ETH, DOGE, LTC and TRX. Fees aren’t published online; they appear on screen. To sell, you file a request through CoinUnit’s website. The machines don’t dispense cash.
COINHERO is more transparent on price. Unregistered users pay 13% plus HK$100 to buy and 13% plus HK$25 to sell, falling to 6.5% for registered members. The minimum is HK$500 and the first note you insert must be HK$1,000 or HK$500. Anything over HK$100,000 in one go requires registration with email, phone, HKID or passport, a selfie and a fingerprint. Put HK$2,000 into the machine as an unregistered user and roughly HK$360 goes on fees, leaving about HK$1,640 of Bitcoin. That is the price of convenience; whether it’s worth it is your call. Our Bitcoin ATM map compares the networks across the city.
Crypto shop Causeway Bay: three brands, four counters
Everywhere else on the Island, the staffed counters belong to a single brand, Crypto HK. Causeway Bay has three. One Satoshi runs a shop at Shop 260, 2/F Causeway Place, 1 Yee Wo Street. Exit E of Causeway Bay station is the obvious route. It opens Monday to Friday 11:30–20:00 and 11:30–19:00 at weekends and on public holidays. One Satoshi deals in cash only and asks for no ID up to HK$120,000; above that it wants an HKID or passport and may ask for proof of address from the last two months. It also has a weekday-only office it calls “Time Square” at Flat C, 1/F, 1–2 Canal Road East, open Monday to Friday 10:30–19:00.
VBIT is at Shop B, G/F, 2 Kingston Street. Its own directions say to take Exit D1, turn left and walk about 30 metres to the corner by a purple money changer. It opens daily 11:00–19:30. VBIT lists BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, DOGE and TRX, and marks USDT as sell-to-shop only. In other words it will buy USDT from you but won’t sell it, which fits the Stablecoins Ordinance.
The fourth counter is COINHERO’s OTC service inside the flagship: HK$8,000 minimum, fee of up to 5% (3% for members), and identity checks above HK$100,000. If you’re moving more than an ATM session can sensibly handle, it beats feeding dozens of notes into a machine.
| Counter | MTR | Hours | ID threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Satoshi, Causeway Place | Exit E | Mon–Fri 11:30–20:00 Weekends 11:30–19:00 | Above HK$120,000 |
| One Satoshi, Canal Rd East | Causeway Bay | Mon–Fri 10:30–19:00 | Above HK$120,000 |
| VBIT, Kingston St | Exit D1 | Daily 11:00–19:30 | Not published |
| COINHERO OTC | Causeway Bay | As flagship | Above HK$100,000 |
From operator websites, checked 6 October 2026. Hours change; check before you go.
Shops rarely publish their rates, so you’ll have to ask at the counter. On the same day, for the same coin, the spread between four counters can be meaningful. Check the market price on your phone first and compare the quote against it, rather than trusting “no fees” signs. We cover the chain in our One Satoshi review and VBIT review; the citywide list lives on our crypto shops page.
Causeway Bay is the only Island district with ATMs, a sell machine and walk-in shops all together. Its real value is selling: if you just want HK$2,000 of Bitcoin, a 13% ATM fee is far more than a licensed app charges, but if you need cash from crypto at 3 a.m., Canal Road East is the only option on the Island.
Machine counts come from operator lists dated 6 October 2026. We have not tested each machine in person.
Selling at the Canal Road East flagship
Here is the general order of a sale at a two-way machine. Fees and the verification threshold come from COINHERO’s website; we have not done this in person, and the screen flow on the day may differ.
- Check coin and amount
COINHERO supports BTC, ETH, BCH, DOGE and XAUt. Over HK$100,000 in one transaction you must register first with ID, a selfie and a fingerprint.
- Choose “sell” at the machine
Enter the HKD amount you want; the machine shows an address and how much to send. The fee is 13% plus HK$25, or 6.5% for members.
- Send from your own wallet
Scan the QR code from your phone wallet. Confirmation time depends on how busy the network is, so double-check the address first.
- Collect the cash
Once the transfer confirms, the machine pays out Hong Kong dollars. Count it before you walk away and keep the receipt until everything has settled.
If what you want is money in your bank account rather than notes in your pocket, a licensed platform is usually cheaper: sell on HashKey Exchange or OSL and withdraw HKD by FPS or bank transfer. Our cash-out guide compares the two routes.
Safety and rules before you deal
In the 2025–2026 crime log we keep, no incident involves a Causeway Bay crypto shop. Cases elsewhere are still a useful reminder. On 13 December 2025 a crypto shop owner and his wife were attacked with a knife at closing time at 608 Nathan Road in Mong Kok. Sheung Wan saw three robberies linked to money-changer deals between December 2025 and March 2026; after the January 2026 case, two staff from a Tsim Sha Tsui virtual-currency shop were arrested for handling the loot. Walking around with a lot of cash near any exchange counter carries risk.
- Trade large sums in daylight, during shop hours, and never count money on the pavement.
- Receive coins only into a wallet you control. Don’t let staff “set up” a wallet for you or hold your keys.
- Walk away from anyone promising guaranteed returns or offering to invest for you. The Anti-Scam Helpline is 18222.
- Strangers on WhatsApp or Telegram offering doorstep or street-corner swaps are a different, much riskier world from a shop with an address.
Buying and holding crypto is legal in Hong Kong, but shops and ATMs sit in a regulatory gap: they are not SFC-licensed trading platforms, so there is no investor protection if something goes wrong. Because the dealer licence will have no transitional period, some of these counters may have to close the day it starts, and we will update this list when that happens. Common tricks are covered in scams and licence checks.
Two loose ends. Some company directories put an OSL office at Lee Garden One, while another lists it in Quarry Bay; we couldn’t verify either, and it would be an office, not a retail counter, in any case. A third-party database also mentions a Nitroswap machine in a mall at 501–515 Jaffe Road, but Nitroswap’s own site didn’t load for us, so it isn’t counted here.
Nearby areas and online alternatives
Causeway Bay is where the Island’s east and west meet. One stop west, Wan Chai has six buy-only machines, including ones on Hennessy Road, Johnston Road and Lockhart Road. Go further to Admiralty and Crypto HK runs counters in Admiralty Centre that open on Sundays too. To the east, North Point, Tin Hau and Fortress Hill have twelve machines, all buy-only and mostly 24 hours, which suits small top-ups if you live in Eastern District.
If you have no particular reason to use cash, online routes are usually much cheaper. SFC-licensed HashKey Exchange and OSL take HKD by FPS or eDDA, while ZA Bank, Mox, Futu and Tiger let you buy inside their apps, though most don’t allow withdrawals to your own wallet. See SFC-licensed platforms and bank and broker apps.
For an instant card or Apple Pay purchase you can use an international platform, accepting two trade-offs: your card issuer may treat it as a cash advance, and the platform isn’t covered by Hong Kong’s SFC. Details in buying crypto with a credit card. Across the harbour, Tsim Sha Tsui has two sell machines and several shops, and Mong Kok is the densest cluster in the city. The areas map shows everything at once.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Bitcoin ATM in Causeway Bay?
Operator lists checked on 6 October 2026 show four: the COINHERO flagship at 1A Canal Road East (24 hours, buy and sell), a second COINHERO machine on 1/F at 38–40 Jardine’s Bazaar, and two CoinUnit machines in laundromats on Morrison Hill Road and in Happy Valley. The full citywide list is on our Bitcoin ATM map.
Can I sell crypto for cash in Causeway Bay?
Yes. The COINHERO flagship on Canal Road East is the only machine on Hong Kong Island that its operator flags as able to buy back crypto. It runs 24 hours and charges 13% plus HK$25 to sell (6.5% for registered members). VBIT and One Satoshi also buy some coins over the counter. Compare routes in our cash-out guide.
Do Causeway Bay crypto shops ask for ID?
It depends on the shop and the amount. One Satoshi says no ID is needed up to HK$120,000; above that it asks for an HKID or passport and possibly proof of address. COINHERO’s OTC desk verifies identity above HK$100,000. None of these shops is licensed by the SFC. More in our crypto shop guide.
Can I still buy USDT at a Causeway Bay shop?
Since the Stablecoins Ordinance took effect on 1 August 2025, the government has said OTC shops are not permitted to offer stablecoins such as USDT to the public. VBIT now lists USDT as sell-to-shop only. To get stablecoins legally, use an SFC-licensed platform; see how to buy USDT.
How much do Causeway Bay Bitcoin ATMs charge?
COINHERO charges unregistered users 13% plus HK$100 to buy and 13% plus HK$25 to sell; registered members pay 6.5%. The minimum is HK$500 and the first note must be HK$1,000 or HK$500. CoinUnit does not publish its fee, which appears only on the machine screen.
Sources
- COINHERO ATM locations · Checked 6 Oct 2026
- COINHERO FAQ (fees, OTC, verification) · 6 Oct 2026
- CoinUnit Hong Kong Bitcoin ATMs · 6 Oct 2026
- One Satoshi stores and FAQ · 6 Oct 2026
- VBIT store list · 6 Oct 2026
- FSTB/SFC: consultation conclusions on VA dealing and custody · 24 Dec 2025
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