To buy bitcoins, users will have to enter their phone number in the Coinstar kiosk and insert their paper invoices. They will be located in Safeway and Albertsons stores.
Coinme, the Bitcoin ATM company, announced yesterday that it is partnering with the currency converter Coinstar. This will allow purchases of bitcoins through Coinstar kiosks in several US states.
In this launch, customers of certain Safeway or Albertsons supermarket chains in California, Texas and the state of Washington will be able to buy bitcoins through the kiosks.
However, according to a statement, there are "plans to extend this offer to other supermarkets and retailers in the US after this successful launch."
Coinme co-founder and CEO, Neil Bergquist, said the new partnership will provide consumers with "a convenient and easy way to buy bitcoin" while continuing their daily lives.
He added that this in turn should make it easier for consumers to "participate in this new dynamic economy."
In another statement, Coinstar CEO Jim Gaherity similarly highlighted the ease with which consumers could buy bitcoins, stating:
"Coinstar is always looking for new ways to offer value to our consumers when they visit our kiosks, and Coinme's innovative delivery mechanism along with the flexible Coinstar platform makes it possible for consumers to easily buy Bitcoin with cash."
The kiosks will only accept bills of US dollars, with a limit of USD $ 2,500.
To buy Bitcoin, users will have to enter their phone number in the kiosk and insert their paper invoices.
They will then receive a code, which the customer could use to redeem bitcoin when creating a Coinme account online.