Bitcoin ATM North Point: one road, three networks
North Point is the textbook “machines only” district on the eastern Island. The COINHERO, CoinUnit and Localcoin lists we compiled on 6 October 2026 put 12 Bitcoin ATMs across North Point, Tin Hau, Fortress Hill and Braemar Hill, three times as many as Causeway Bay. It’s unusual on the Island to find all three networks in one stretch. Eleven of the twelve are listed as open 24 hours, most inside self-service laundromats, with one in a first-floor claw-machine arcade.
More machines doesn’t mean more choice, though. Every one of the twelve is buy-only: you can turn Hong Kong dollar notes into crypto, but not the other way round. And no crypto shop with a published address operates in the area. North Point suits someone who wants to buy a small amount of Bitcoin close to home at any hour. It doesn’t suit anyone who wants to sell, talk to a person, or move a larger sum. They should go one or two stops west to Causeway Bay.
All counts and addresses here come from the operators’ own websites; we haven’t tested the machines in person. A listing means the operator still publishes that location, not that the machine works today, so check the official map again before heading out.
The twelve machines, by MTR station
To make them easier to find, we’ve grouped the machines by nearest MTR station. The station is our reading of the address, not an exit given by the operator; Localcoin publishes no walking directions for its North Point and Fortress Hill kiosks.
Tin Hau (4)
Tin Hau has the tightest cluster, all four at the western end of King’s Road or just off it. COINHERO’s machine is upstairs at the UFO Catching claw arcade on 1/F of Kiu Hing Mansion, 14 King’s Road. CoinUnit has two, at Sunshine 24 on Whitfield Road and WASHours at 37 King’s Road. Localcoin has a LaundrYup at 1A Jupiter Street. Note that Localcoin files this kiosk under “Wan Chai”, so look there if a search for Tin Hau comes up empty.
North Point (6)
The core of the area sits around North Point station. COINHERO has machines at 408 King’s Road and at One Prestige on Yuet Yuen Street. CoinUnit has a LaundrYup at Tung Fat Building, 31 Kam Ping Street, plus a unit inside WORFU at Provident Centre on Wharf Road that follows mall hours, 12:00–21:00 daily. That is the only machine here that isn’t round-the-clock. Localcoin covers Fort Street and Marble Road, both in laundromats.
Fortress Hill and Braemar Hill (2)
Near Fortress Hill station, Localcoin has a laundromat machine at 15 Tin Chong Street. Its Braemar Hill kiosk is on the lower ground floor of Braemar Hill Shopping Centre, an estate mall that mostly serves residents and is awkward to reach from outside the neighbourhood.
Fees compared: small buys hurt most
Each network presents its fees differently. COINHERO charges unregistered users 13% plus HK$100 to buy, falling to 6.5% for registered members, with a HK$500 minimum and a rule that the first note must be HK$1,000 or HK$500. Localcoin is messier: the data behind every kiosk on its website shows 13.5% plus HK$23, while its FAQ says fees are “typically” 5% to 8%. That’s a big gap, so we show both and suggest you trust the screen. CoinUnit doesn’t publish fees at all, saying only that they appear on the ATM, and its machines take HK$500 and HK$1,000 notes only.
The flat fee is what bites. On HK$1,000, COINHERO’s HK$100 plus 13% comes to 23% of your money; at HK$5,000 the same machine costs 15%. If you plan to buy a few hundred or a thousand dollars at a time, an ATM is one of the most expensive ways to buy crypto in the city. Here’s how the three networks compare in this area:
A “~” means partly: one of CoinUnit’s four follows mall hours, and Localcoin publishes a fee that contradicts itself. Coin choice differs too. Localcoin’s kiosk data lists BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, LTC and ADA; CoinUnit supports BTC, ETH, DOGE, LTC and TRX; COINHERO offers BTC, ETH, BCH, DOGE and XAUt. For a deeper look at the networks, read our CoinUnit review and COINHERO review.
An office worker in Fortress Hill wants HK$1,000 of Bitcoin at 11 p.m. The Localcoin machine on Tin Chong Street is a short walk, but on its own machine data it costs about HK$158. With a Hong Kong bank account, the same purchase via FPS on a licensed platform usually costs a few dollars.
Our view: North Point’s machines are for people who need to use cash tonight. In most other cases, a licensed online route is better value.
No crypto shop in North Point: what are the options?
As of October 2026 we couldn’t find a counter in North Point, Tin Hau or Fortress Hill on the websites of One Satoshi, VBIT, Crypto HK or any other operator, nor any licensed platform with an office in the area. If you need to deal face to face, there are three directions to go:
- Causeway Bay (one or two MTR stops west): One Satoshi at Causeway Place (Exit E), VBIT on Kingston Street (Exit D1), and the OTC desk and 24-hour sell machine at COINHERO’s Canal Road East flagship.
- Admiralty: Crypto HK runs a counter at Shop 51, 1/F Admiralty Centre, open 12:00–18:00 on Sundays as well.
- Quarry Bay and further east: more machines (14), but likewise no shop and nowhere to sell.
Individuals online offering to “meet in North Point” or swap USDT on a street corner are a completely different thing from a shop with an address. Those deals are unregulated, and scams, or bank accounts frozen after receiving tainted money, are common. We don’t recommend them. The risks are covered in P2P trading and scams and licence checks.
Safety and rules
Our 2025–2026 crime log has no incident tied directly to a crypto ATM or shop in North Point, Tin Hau or Fortress Hill. But a September 2026 South China Morning Post feature opened at an ATM in a Quarry Bay self-service laundromat and argued that these “grey-market” machines can turn users into fraud victims. One common scam has a caller or online contact tell the victim to feed cash into an ATM and send the coins to an address the scammer supplies. North Point’s machines sit in the same kind of laundromats, so the risk is no different.
- If anyone on the phone or social media tells you to “go to an ATM and convert cash into Bitcoin”, it is almost certainly a scam. Call the 18222 Anti-Scam Helpline.
- Only use a receiving address from your own wallet. Never scan a QR code someone sends you.
- Late at night in a laundromat, watch who can see your screen or your phone.
- Keep the receipt until the coins arrive. If something goes wrong, call the operator hotline shown on the machine.
Buying and holding crypto is legal in Hong Kong, but ATM operators are not SFC-licensed trading platforms, so users have no investor protection if something goes wrong. No government order requires these machines to be removed. When the dealer licensing regime begins, with no transitional period, some machines may have to stop overnight. See is crypto legal in Hong Kong.
Nearby areas and online alternatives
West of here, Causeway Bay is the only Island district with both a sell machine and walk-in shops, and Wan Chai beyond it has six buy-only machines. East, Quarry Bay, Tai Koo and on to Chai Wan have 14 machines, including four within roughly 300 metres on King’s Road in Quarry Bay, the tightest spacing on the Island.
If you have a Hong Kong bank account, online routes are usually far cheaper. SFC-licensed HashKey Exchange and OSL take HKD via FPS and eDDA, and ZA Bank, Mox, Futu and Tiger let you buy inside their apps. Compare them on our licensed platforms list and in funding with FPS.
New to this? Our buy Bitcoin guide explains the five routes, from licensed apps and brokers to ATMs and ETFs. For every district at once, open the areas map.
Frequently asked questions
Where are the Bitcoin ATMs in North Point?
Operator lists checked on 6 October 2026 show 12 machines across North Point, Tin Hau, Fortress Hill and Braemar Hill: three from COINHERO, four from CoinUnit and five from Localcoin, mostly in 24-hour laundromats along King’s Road. All are buy-only. See the full Bitcoin ATM map.
Is there a crypto shop in North Point?
Not that we could find. As of October 2026, no operator website lists a staffed crypto counter in North Point, Tin Hau or Fortress Hill. The nearest are in Causeway Bay: One Satoshi at Causeway Place and VBIT on Kingston Street. The citywide list is on our crypto shops page.
Can I sell crypto at a North Point ATM?
No. All twelve are buy-only. CoinUnit handles sales through an online request form and Localcoin says its machines have no sell function. The closest machine that pays out cash is the 24-hour COINHERO flagship at 1A Canal Road East, Causeway Bay.
What do North Point Bitcoin ATMs charge?
COINHERO charges unregistered users 13% plus HK$100. Localcoin’s machine data shows 13.5% plus HK$23, although its FAQ says 5% to 8%. CoinUnit shows its fee only on screen. Because of the flat fees, small purchases cost proportionally much more.
Do I need ID to use a Bitcoin ATM in North Point?
Usually not for small amounts, but thresholds differ. COINHERO requires HKID or passport, a selfie and a fingerprint above HK$100,000 per transaction. Localcoin has an SMS and ID-verification flow without a published threshold; CoinUnit publishes none. None of these operators is SFC-licensed.
Sources
- COINHERO ATM locations · Checked 6 Oct 2026
- CoinUnit Hong Kong ATM feed · 6 Oct 2026
- Localcoin Hong Kong kiosks (incl. machine fee data) · 6 Oct 2026
- COINHERO FAQ (fees and verification) · 6 Oct 2026
- FSTB/SFC: consultation conclusions on VA dealing and custody · 24 Dec 2025
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