Luke at CoinJar

Bitcoin’s market cap is at an all-time high. Think the ride is over? Nah, we’re just getting started.I mean, what is there to even say at this

Ethereum 2.0 is launching in December. Is bitcoin’s little sibling about to take charge?One of the things that first attracted me to Ethereum – back in the almost

PayPal has announced that it’s going to start selling crypto. Let’s not mince words here: this is freaking huge.Over the nine years that I’ve been watching,

The founders of BitMEX have been charged with money laundering. Here’s what that says about the state of the crypto market.If crypto during the 2017 bull run was

We’ve always been told to stay away from bubbles. But in crypto a good bubble is just part of the process.When I first got into crypto, the one

Variety is the spice of life. In crypto, it’s also a handy way of ensuring that you don’t get rekt.As a field, crypto can be remarkably tribal.

The DeFi frenzy shows no sign of slowing. But when the hype finally dies down, what will take its place?I last wrote about the DeFi supernova a month ago,

Markets are soaring, coins are putting in 50% days and the Lambo memes are back. Is this 2017 all over again?I don’t normally do this, but let’s

The crypto markets are soaring – but this time it’s Ethereum driving the market. What’s behind the new ascendancy of crypto’s second-in-command?Last week the crypto community got

It’s the summer of DeFi! (AKA decentralised finance). But is something revolutionary happening or is it just another crypto bubble?People have been proclaiming alt season from the rooftops

The ATO are sending out letters to 350,000 people demanding they pay their crypto taxes. Here’s how to keep on the straight and narrow.Take a look at

Penny stocks going 5x, bankrupt companies pumping 700% – why is the share market acting like crypto in 2017?For the better part of two months now, bitcoin has been stalled.

One of the world’s leading investors just went long on bitcoin. The drumbeat of adoption keeps getting louder. Unless you’re deep in the investment banking scene, it’s

The bitcoin halvening is HERE. We take you through the ins and outs of bitcoin’s biggest event.At 5.23 am (AEST) this morning a seismic shift occurred: the

Oil prices are literally through the floor and it’s making crypto look like an oasis of stability.On April 20 you could, for a brief moment, get paid US$

On May 12 the bitcoin mining reward rate will halve. The only guarantee is that turbulence is on its way.In the crypto universe, no event comes saddled with more

The coronavirus is pushing the global financial system to the absolute brink. Will this be Bitcoin’s moment?I think it’s fair to say that we’ll always remember

In the space of 24 shocking hours, bitcoin’s price plunged by 50% – and then rebounded by 50%. The black swan has well and truly arrived.When I finished the

Corona is spreading and the markets are freaking out. What does it mean for bitcoin?It’s fair to say that right now the world is losing its collective mind

Coins soaring 50% in a single hour. Tokens going 3x. Could it actually be *gasp* alt season?Say the words “alt season” in front of anyone who’s been trading

Hacks, exit scams and insolvency, oh my. So, how safe is your crypto?Even by the sometimes surreal standards of crypto, the news this week that creditors for bankrupt Canadian

Behold: the trends and tropes that (we think) are going to shape crypto in 2020.I suspect that in retrospect 2019 will be viewed as a year of false promise