--- title: You Can Buy Bitcoin at Walmart Now description: You can buy bitcoin at Walmart now. The retailer is partnering with Coinstar to bring bitcoin kiosks into stores. authors: - name: Mallika Mitra role: Contributing Editor url: https://money.com/author/mallika-mitra/ bio: Mallika Mitra is a contributing editor for Money, based in Chicago. She has covered investing and retirement for seven years and her work has appeared in CNBC, Bloomberg, Kiplinger, AARP, Barron’s, Bankrate, The Daily Upside, ETF.com, The Bond Buyer, PLANADVISER, PLANSPONSOR and Investopedia. education: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Kalamazoo College at_money_since: 2020 articles: 395 covers: - Investing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - CNBC - Bloomberg - Kiplinger - Barron's - Bankrate - WGN-TV - CBS News Radio - This Morning With Gordon Deal - Everyone's Talkin' Money social: - https://twitter.com/mitra_mallika - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallika-mitra-4577a386/ published: '2021-10-22T17:58:46.000Z' modified: '2022-03-17T16:21:14.000Z' section: Investing tags: - News word_count: 442 canonical: https://money.com/buy-bitcoin-walmart-coinstar-kiosk/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Walmart photo with Bitcoins in the background](https://img.money.com/2021/10/News-Buy-Bitcoin-At-Walmart.jpg) Next time you head to Walmart you can buy your groceries, start your holiday shopping and ... buy bitcoin. As part of a bigger initiative from Coinstar, known for its ATM-like kiosks that allow customers to trade physical coins for cash or gift cards, and Coinme, a digital currency exchange, there are now 200 Coinstar kiosks that can be used to purchase bitcoin in Walmart stores across the country, Molly Blakeman, a communications director, told Money. Coinstar and Coinme offer Bitcoin at [more than 8,000 kiosks](https://twitter.com/Coinme/status/1449030564821012525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), including in grocery stores like Stop & Shop and Foodtown. Cryptocurrency has recently exploded in popularity. Bitcoin, alongside other well-known cryptos, can be bought via [Venmo](https://money.com/buy-bitcoin-venmo/?ref=/bitcoin-price-record-high-history/) and Cash App, or traded on cryptocurrency exchanges like [Coinbase](https://money.com/how-to-use-coinbase-beginners/?ref=/cryptocurrency-trading-fees-avoid/) and trading apps like [Robinhood](https://money.com/how-to-use-robinhood-beginners/). Earlier this week, U.S. investors got the [closest thing yet to a bitcoin ETF](https://money.com/when-will-sec-approve-bitcoin-etf/) or mutual fund when the [first bitcoin futures ETF](https://money.com/bitcoin-etf-futures/) started trading on the market. Bitcoin's [price hit a record high](https://money.com/bitcoin-price-record-high-history/) on Wednesday, jumping above $66,000 per coin. Now, the crypto can be bought at one of the country's largest retailers, providing even more people the chance to get in on the action. "Coinstar recognizes that a diverse population has varying payment preferences," Coinstar's [website says](https://coinstar.com/bitcoin/bitcoin-faqs). "As bitcoin usage grows worldwide, our customers will seek greater access to buying and using this new form of currency." ## Jump start your crypto portfolio ### SoFi® is the easiest place to buy and sell cryptocurrency. Select your state and get started today! [Start Investing](https://money.com/pr/xa8a6fbbc40c?ap_referrer=%2Fbuy-bitcoin-walmart-coinstar-kiosk%2F) Offer valid for U.S. residents 18+ and subject to account approval. There may be other fees associated with trading. See Public.com/disclosures. ## How to buy bitcoin at a Coinstar kiosk To buy bitcoin from a Coinstar kiosk, customers must create a Coinme account (which they can do online) and find and insert cash into a Coinstar kiosk. They'll then receive a physical voucher for bitcoin that can be redeemed online. Each purchase carries a transaction fee of 4% and a cash exchange fee of 7%, according to Coinstar's site. Trading cryptocurrency can [come with high fees](https://money.com/cryptocurrency-trading-fees-avoid/). For example, Coinbase and Gemini charge a 0.5% spread (or convenience fee) on all transactions, plus fees that start at $0.99, depending on the size of the transaction. The Walmart news comes after a [fake press release](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/press-release-walmarts-litecoin-partnership-is-fake-cnbc-2021-09-13/) made the rounds last month, incorrectly announcing that Walmart would start allowing customers to pay for items with Litecoin, another cryptocurrency. Litecoin's price briefly jumped nearly 30% on the (fake) news before Walmart issued a statement denouncing the press release. But it's no hoax this time: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/21/walmart-has-quietly-begun-hosting-bitcoin-atms/) reported that one of its editors tested a new Walmart kiosk service, and it is indeed real. ## Create your cryptocurrency portfolio today ### Public has a variety of features that make it the best place to start trading. Start investing today! [Download App](https://money.com/pr/ab1aa732dc99?ap_referrer=%2Fbuy-bitcoin-walmart-coinstar-kiosk%2F) Offer valid for U.S. residents 18+ and subject to account approval. There may be other fees associated with trading. 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