Asher Tan - Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Blog

Making the List

A message from the CEO: why we’re not listing BSV any time soon.If there’s one question we get more than any other here at CoinJar, it’s “why haven’t you listed X coin?” I get it: there are a lot of coins out there – more than

Opinion

Defence against the dark arts: how to spot fake volume on cryptocurrency exchanges

In early 2019, a report by Bitwise to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission put forward a bold statement which at the same time failed to surprise anyone, “95% of all reported bitcoin trading volume is fake”. Since then Bitwise have followed up their much-publicised report with an update

Opinion

The case for selective indexing in digital assets

‘It’s the thing that makes the most sense practically over time’. Warren Buffett, the prince of value investing, has said of low-cost index funds. As the research will show, he’s largely right it’s incredibly hard to ‘beat the market’. In the cryptocurrency markets, your options to gain

Education

Five commandments for those new to Bitcoin

Given the year Bitcoin has had, it’s no surprise there’s been a whole lot more interest since it first started. Eight years ago, no one even really knew what cryptocurrency was. You can’t avoid someone mentioning Bitcoin at the pub or dare we say it, your family’

Company & Product

A new version of CoinJar Touch

We’re proud to bring you a new version of CoinJar Touch! We’ve taken the most requested app features to make using your CoinJar a more seamless digital currency experience. The update is available on the App Store for iOS users. Android users are not far behind and will

Company & Product

Top 5 CoinJar FAQs for 2017

CoinJar receives a large number of questions everyday from new and seasoned users of digital currency. In this post, we break down the Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions which will hopefully save you some time looking up the answers on our Knowledge Base and help you to buy bitcoin. Why

Bitcoin transaction confirmation time and fees

The landscape for Bitcoin continues to intrigue and be unpredictable. This is especially true when it comes to Bitcoin transaction confirmation time and fees. We’ve had a lot of feedback over these past months as transactions sometimes have not been as close to instant (~10 mins) as one may

How to receive a holiday season reward

There are some things that are part and parcel of the Australian holiday season: barbeques, hot weather (unless you’re in Melbourne), and bank delays. If you’re looking to make an instant CoinJar deposit over the festive period, you can visit one of over 1200 local newsagents to do

Brave Browser Review

Brave Browser is an adventurous attempt at a new web browser, one which focuses on rethinking the overall advertising model of the internet. As of October 2016, Google’s Chrome browser continues to be the most popular choice with over half (63%) the usage share of all browsers. Although Chrome

Education

Hardware Wallet - Ledger Nano Review

The most common way to store and interface with the Bitcoin network is either by using software running locally on your computer or provided by a web service like CoinJar. Web-based bitcoin clients allow for greater flexibility around multiple devices and locations, and may come bundled with additional features such

Company & Product

Introducing CoinJar Rewards (and celebrating three years!)

It’s CoinJar’s third birthday, and we’re giving back with CoinJar Rewards — our loyalty program designed to reward CoinJar members for using our services. From using CoinJar to buy bitcoin, to spending money with CoinJar Swipe, users will now enjoy real-time points for engaging with the CoinJar platform.

Opinion

The return of monetary politics

In March, the UK government formally announced plans to welcome and regulate digital currency activity in the UK. The promise of research funding, police training, and pragmatic regulation are welcome first steps, but to what end? The focus in this area tends to fall on questions of innovation, competition, crime,

How digital money will include the unbanked

Basic financial services are more expensive and exclusive than they need to be. If we can strip digital finance down into a lightweight, near-free service, we can offer it to everybody, including those currently excluded from the sector.Approximately half of the adult world does not have a bank account.

Company & Product

Our UK submission to the HM Treasury

On 3 December, we made a submission in response to the UK government’s economic and finance ministry’s call for information on digital currencies. In an effort to make Britain the global centre of financial innovation, the HM Treasury’s consultation focussed the function of digital currencies as a

Company & Product

What's next for CoinJar

As a company in an emerging industry we have faced many challenges, especially in the recent months. The CoinJar team is agile and adaptable, and we’re confident in our future plans to keep CoinJar efficient and useful for our users. We also remain dedicated and focussed on creating innovative