- CEO
- Matias Goldenhorn
- Full Time Employees
- 47
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Address
- 1332 N Halsted St Chicago IL United States of America 60642
- IPO Date
- Jan 8, 2021
- Business
- Athena Bitcoin Global (OTC Pink: ABIT), founded in 2015 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, develops, owns, and operates a global network of Athena-branded Bitcoin kiosks and ATMs that enable customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Tether in exchange for fiat currencies; provides over-the-counter trading via its ACE (Athena Crypto Exchange) desk for private clients and trade customers; offers white-label ATM and point-of-sale solutions; delivers personalized crypto trading services through Athena Plus; facilitates merchant payments powered by Athena Pay, encompassing POS devices, web POS, API integration, and Bitcoin Lightning Network capabilities; and sells related intellectual property such as XPay Wallet and XPay POS software. The company deploys its kiosks in convenience stores, shopping centers, and accessible retail locations across 33 to 34 U.S. states and territories including Puerto Rico, plus four to five countries in Central and South America such as El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, with over 3,600 to 4,100 locations worldwide and approximately 2,288 operational machines as of early 2024. Recent developments include a September 2025 strategic partnership with Cash Depot to integrate Athena's Bitcoin purchase software into Bank in a Box kiosks for combined banking and crypto services in U.S. retail locations; appointment by Elektra (Grupo Salinas subsidiary) to process Bitcoin Lightning Network payments at over 1,300 stores across Mexico and Latin America; winning Juniper Research's 2025 Fintech & Payments Gold Award for Digital Currency Innovation recognizing new credit/debit card purchases, the Athena Bitcoin smartphone app, and compliance enhancements; reporting Q3 2024 revenue of $69.4 million (up 5.7% year-over-year) and nine-month revenue of $221.7 million (up 84.4%); joining Asociacion Bitcoin de El Salvador as an initial member to promote financial inclusion; and executive participation in key 2025 events like Plan B Forum, FIBA AML Conference, and CBC Summit on crypto compliance.