Buy crypto in Tbilisi: ATMs, exchange offices and the districts that matter

Tbilisi is where almost all of Georgia’s crypto infrastructure sits. Of roughly 156 Cryptomat machines in the country, 133 are in the capital, and nine of the ten machines that buy crypto back for cash are here too. Around 35 of the 43 providers on the National Bank’s register give a Tbilisi head office or branch address. If you want to buy crypto in Tbilisi, the question isn’t whether you can. It’s which route fits the amount, the coin and the part of town you’re in.

This page is the city view. It tells you where the sell-capable machines are, which avenues have exchange offices, and when it makes more sense to stay on your sofa and buy through an app. For the step-by-step of each method, follow the links to the dedicated guides.

Four ways to buy crypto in Tbilisi

Most people in the city use one of four routes, and they suit different situations.

Machines. The Cryptomat network is the most visible option: kiosks in Nikora, Spar, Libre and Daily supermarkets, shopping malls and other shops. You feed lari in and the coins go to your wallet. It’s quick for small amounts, but the convenience is priced in. The operator doesn’t publish fees, and a secondary guide puts all-in costs at 6–12% including the spreadSpreadThe gap between the buy and sell price. A desk that buys USDT at 2.57 GEL and sells at 2.62 GEL earns a 0.05 GEL spread on each coin.. Our crypto ATM guide covers how to use one.

Exchange offices. Registered VASPsVASPVirtual Asset Service Provider — a crypto exchange, ATM operator or custodian. In Georgia every VASP must be registered with the National Bank (NBG). with a street address, mostly in Vake, Saburtalo and the old centre. This is where people go to swap USDT for US dollars in cash, or to buy a larger amount face to face. Expect a passport, a selfie and a short questionnaire on the first visit. The OTC and exchange office guide explains how rates are quoted.

Apps and online exchanges. Since May 2026 TBC Bank’s mobile app lets customers buy around 30 crypto assets from $1, with Bybit Georgia handling execution. Local exchanges such as Cryptal accept Georgian cards at 2% and bank transfers free. Global platforms take foreign cards.

P2P. Binance, Bybit and OKX run lari P2PP2PPeer-to-peer: you buy crypto from another person and pay them directly (e.g. by TBC or Bank of Georgia transfer) while the platform holds their coins in escrow. markets where you pay another user by transfer to their Bank of Georgia, TBC, Credo or Liberty account. Prices are often closest to the official rate, but you carry the counterparty risk. Read our P2P guide before your first trade.

Crypto ATMs in Tbilisi: the nine that buy back

Every Cryptomat machine sells you crypto. Only a few will take crypto and hand you lari. If your goal is to sell Bitcoin in Tbilisi for cash, go straight to one of these nine, which the operator’s own list marks as buy and sell.

The other ~124 machines are buy-only. They are spread across the whole city, from Gldani, Didi Digomi and Nadzaladevi in the north to Varketili, Samgori, Vazisubani and Ortachala in the east and south, with a few up in Tskneti and Lisi. Some outdoor kiosks are marked as open 24 hours.

All Cryptomat machines handle BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH and USDT on both ERC-20ERC-20Tokens on the Ethereum network. Widely supported but network fees can be several dollars per transfer. and TRC-20TRC-20USDT issued on the Tron network. Cheap and fast transfers, which is why most OTC and property deals in Georgia quote TRC-20.. That last detail matters: send USDT on the wrong network and you will have a hard time getting it back. Which network the machine shows on screen is the one you use.

Older articles, including a widely read 2024 city guide, say Tbilisi ATMs don’t let you cash out. That’s no longer true for the nine locations above. Still, statuses change, so check the machine on the Cryptomat site on the day.

Crypto exchange offices in Tbilisi by district

The register gives addresses, and they cluster in a few predictable places. Before you walk in anywhere, remember one thing: a registered address is not proof of a walk-in cash desk. Some providers on the list are online-only and use the address as their legal seat. Bitnet, for example, has been described as a strictly online exchange. Call or message first.

Vake and Chavchavadze Avenue

This is the densest strip. Chavchavadze Avenue alone carries Bithold and YXXY (No. 47), PLEX (37z, its Tbilisi branch), Gaus Crypto (33E), CoinSwap (29–33), Stellex (22) and SPEX (Chavchavadze I lane 6). Nearby are Coinmania on Paliashvili 63, Werty on Petre Melikishvili 15 and City Pay on Vazha-Pshavela 71. Add the Homemart Vake sell-capable machine at 37L and you can compare two or three quotes within a ten-minute walk.

Saburtalo and Kazbegi Avenue

Kazbegi Avenue has Coinero at No. 11, and Crypto Exchange (Smart Crypto LLC) and Matio both at No. 41. Matio is one of four providers on the register licensed to operate kiosks, although we couldn’t confirm where its machines are. The Axis Kazbegi machine (24G) and City Mall Saburtalo (Kavtaradze 1) both buy back, so Saburtalo is a practical district for selling.

Rustaveli, Liberty Square and the old town

Around the centre you’ll find Bitcasa on Rustaveli Avenue 40/41, AURUM on Liberty Square 4 (it also has a branch on Uznadze/Aghmashenebeli), Cryptox on Vertskhli 1, Coinet on Cotton Row 7 and Coinsflow on Merab Kostava 45g. Bybit Georgia’s registered address is Kostava 14, and WhiteBIT Georgia’s is Leonidze 2 / Tabidze 1. Both are online platforms first, so don’t expect a cashier. Galleria Tbilisi, right on Rustaveli, has a sell-capable machine.

Marjanishvili, Vera and elsewhere

GECRYPTO sits on Marjanishvili 5 in Chughureti. BITARI and BitFi share Tamarashvili 13T. Other registered addresses include Mycoins (Marukhis Gmirebi 17), Bitanica (Iosebidze 73), Bitexchange (Sairme 110), CryptoExchange (Rezo Tabukashvili 14), Bitrust (Nino Ramishvili 37), FinSec (Mari Brosse 2), Bipayhi (Paliashvili 2), Covex (Galaktioni 3–5), Digital Assets Sakartvelo (Sulkhan Tsintsadze 12) and GLOBAL CRYPTO (Iuri Gagarini 1). Cryptal and Cryptomat share Murman Lebanidze 19. Alltrust.me lists Giorgi Atoneli 18 as its head office.

How to check an exchanger before you hand over cash

Tbilisi also has exchangers that are not on the register, and some directories list them next to registered firms without any distinction. Since 1 July 2023 every provider of virtual asset services needs NBGNBGNational Bank of Georgia — the central bank. It supervises banks and, since 2023, crypto service providers (VASPs). registration, and doing business with unregistered ones is something the National Bank has publicly warned against.

For larger sums, read up on source of fundsSource of fundsDocuments showing where money came from (salary, sale of property, exchange statements). Georgian banks may ask for them on large crypto-related transfers. in our banks and crypto guide before you go.

A first crypto purchase in Tbilisi in one afternoon

If you’ve never bought crypto face to face, Tbilisi is an easy place to start, and one afternoon is enough. What follows isn’t a fixed route. It puts the machines and offices above into a sensible order, using only addresses from Cryptomat’s list and the NBG register.

At home, before you go. Set up a wallet and copy a receiving address on the network you’ll use: a Bitcoin address for BTC, or a TRC-20 or ERC-20 address for USDT, the two USDT networks Cryptomat machines offer. Our crypto wallet guide helps you choose one, and the USDT page explains why the network matters. Then message two or three registered offices in the district you’ll visit with the coin and the amount, and ask whether someone will be at the desk today. Take your passport and, for a machine, lari in banknotes.

Pick the district by what you want to do.

Start small. At a machine, buy a small amount first, wait until it shows up in your wallet, then buy the rest. Check that the network on the screen matches your address. At an office the same logic applies to bigger sums: a test transfer first, then the balance.

Compare before you confirm. Write down the rate on the machine screen and the final amount the office quotes, and hold both against the converter at the top of this page. A gap of several percent at a machine is normal, since a local guide puts all-in ATM costs at 6–12%. A desk quote that beats the market by a wide margin is a warning sign, not a lucky find.

Finish with paperwork. Keep the machine or office receipt and note the provider’s NBG registration number. If the money ever passes through a Georgian bank, that’s how you answer the question of where it came from.

On a foreign passport, your in-person options are the machines and the exchange offices. The TBC app and lari P2P usually need a Georgian bank account; if you’re staying longer, our guide to crypto for expats and tourists covers opening one.

Tips for your next visits

• Selling a small amount: use a sell-capable machine in a mall, during opening hours. Isani Mall and City Mall Gldani are the easiest for the eastern and northern districts.
• Selling USDT for dollars: exchange offices quote USD cash; machines pay lari only.
• Buying regularly: an app with a bank transfer beats a machine on cost almost every time.
• Large amounts: book an appointment, ask for a written quote, and bring documents that show where the crypto came from. Our selling guide has the details.
• Tax: individuals’ gains from selling crypto are treated as foreign-source income, so 0% personal income tax under Public Decision No. 201. Read the caveats in crypto tax in Georgia.

Buying online without leaving the flat

Many Tbilisi residents never visit a machine. Online routes are usually cheaper per lari spent, and they work at 2 a.m.

• TBC app. If you bank with TBC, the crypto section in the mobile bank is the shortest path: no separate registration, around 30 assets, from $1. The launch phase was commission-free. Whether you can withdraw to an external wallet we haven’t been able to confirm.
• Cryptal. Georgian bank cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay cost 2%. A plain bank transfer, BOG Pay and TBC Pay are free.
• PayBox terminals. PayBox runs more than 8,000 terminals, and you can top up five registered exchanges in cash there: Cryptal, Coinmania, WhiteBIT, CityPay and Bitanica. See buying crypto with cash.
• Card on a global exchange. If you hold a foreign card, platforms such as CEX.IO (operating since 2013, FCA-registered cryptoasset business FRN 1007192) take Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay. It has no GEL wallet and no P2P, and it’s not on the Georgian register. The card guide compares the options.

Paying with crypto in Tbilisi: what changed

If you remember stories of Tbilisi cafes taking Bitcoin, you’re not wrong, just a little out of date. In a September 2024 feature Cointelegraph quoted an estimate of more than 200 Tbilisi businesses using Binance Pay or CityPay terminals, mostly cafes, bars and bookshops, and named Krab Coffee and Bar in Vera. The same piece noted that Crypto Bar on Marjanishvili and Crypto Cafe Georgia in Saburtalo had already closed.

The legal frame is now clear. Under article 39¹ of the Organic Law on the National Bank, crypto is not legal tender and payments with virtual assets are prohibited, and the NBG’s own FAQ says Georgian businesses may not accept crypto for goods and services. What survives is processor conversion: CityPay is a registered VASP (0026-9404), and when it handles a transaction the merchant gets lari. We haven’t re-verified which venues still offer this, so treat any list you find online as historical. The regulation page explains the rule.

Community, events and the mining legacy

Tbilisi is the only Georgian city with a visible crypto scene. ETH Tbilisi runs regular meetups organised through Telegram. Global Tech Weekend at Factory Tbilisi has hosted a Web3 and blockchain pavilion, and Bybit chose Tbilisi for the payments forum where it presented its Georgian card. Informal meetups also happen in hostels and bars, which is often the best way to find out which exchanger people currently trust.

The city also has an industrial crypto history. Bitfury opened a 40 MW data centre in the Tbilisi Free Industrial Zone in Gldani in 2015. According to later reporting the site is now run by AITEC Solutions and is among the largest electricity users in Georgian mining. More in our mining guide.

Property: turning crypto into a Tbilisi flat

Tbilisi’s primary market averaged about $1,426 per m² in July 2026 according to Galt & Taggart data, with gross rental yields around 8.4%. Some agency listings for Tbilisi projects say crypto is accepted. In practice the developer is paid in dollars or lari: you sell your crypto through a registered provider, it pays the developer or your account, and the sale is registered at the Public Registry (150 GEL for four working days). A residence permit through property now needs a market value of at least USD 150,000. Our real estate with crypto guide walks through it.

Living elsewhere? See how things look in Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi.