Education Featured Impersonation Scam – “Delivery Failed” Deep Dive It's Scam Awareness Week, and CoinJar is an official partner. Today, we've jumped off the deep end straight into a live impersonation scam, so you don't have to. This blog post will help you spot and identify the common themes of these types of scams and understand the risks that
Education Featured Spot the Scam Quiz for a chance to win an iPad The theme for Scams Awareness Week 2023 is impersonation scams and to mark the occasion we’re giving Australian customers the chance to win a 9th Generation iPad (Silver, WiFi, 64GB) valued at $549 AUD. Simply complete the quiz below to go in the running. Entries close Sunday Dec 3
Education Featured Unmasking Impersonation Scams As part of Scam Awareness Week, we're joining Scamwatch and the ACCC as an official partner to delve into the shadowy realm of impersonation scams. We focus on uncovering the essential tactics for identifying scams in your daily digital life, verifying authenticity and real-life examples. Impersonation scams are the wolves
Community Featured Spotting a crypto scam Scams are on the rise. In 2022 it’s expected that more than 1 million Australians will lose a collective $4 billion to scams, an increase of 100% on the previous year. CoinJar has partnered with Scams Awareness Week and ACCC to shed some light on the who, what and
Community Featured Secure your crypto How to protect yourself from scams – and how CoinJar can help. It’s Scams Awareness Week and CoinJar is an official partner. While scams are a dangerous and growing part of the crypto landscape, there are a few simple ways that you can start protecting yourself. (And a few things
Tax Ask Me Anything about Cryptocurrency and Tax: Neil Billyard It’s tax time, and we’ve sourced a tax pro to answer your questions on everything cryptocurrency & tax. Our guest for this “Ask Me Anything” is Neil Billyard, Partner in Charge of Tax at BDO Sydney. Neil has over 25 years of experience advising clients. As an experienced tax
Opinion Cryptocurrency: the next megatrend for superannuation? This is a guest blog post by Jessica Ellerm, CEO and Co-Founder of Zuper, a superannuation fund helping Australians see and better understand their super and to invest part of their money in industries they care about. Previous to Zuper, Jessica spent 6+ years working for Australia’s newest bank,
Community A bitcoin night out with Tatiana Moroz When Tatiana dropped by Melbourne for The Bitcoin Address in November, it was a great excuse for a girls’ night out – but with bitcoin! I met Tatiana right outside Grumpy’s Green, a charming, bitcoin-friendly pub familiar to the local Melbourne music scene. She bounces out of her cab with
Community John's work experience rundown John joined us for work experience in one of CoinJar’s most hectic weeks for 2014. Here’s what he had to say about it… My name is John Strentz, a 17 year old high school student from rural Victoria. Heavily inspired by Steve Jobs, when I was 15 I
Community Puppies vs Computers This Christmas season, we’re asking you to choose between man’s best friend, and man’s best invention. The Puppies vs Computers Christmas donation drive started because of the CoinJar team’s passion for supporting non-profit organisations. We tend to be a very opinionated and outspoken bunch here, so
Community Melbourne Bitcoin Meetup - new exchanges, a point-of-sale and pizzas. So we had another Bitcoin Meetup in Melbourne. They’re always fun, but now they’re getting huge, to the point where we may have to fly the nest of York Butter Factory to be able to fit all our fledgling crypto-kings. The hot topic was launches, with a new
Community Grade 9 Future Week Students Visit CoinJar’s Bitcoin HQ Having a group of fourteen year olds shuffling around a disruptive technology startup can be unsettling for even the most grizzled tech veteran. But the CoinJar team survived, and managed to introduce Melbourne University High School students to the world of Bitcoin while on a field-trip for Future Week. CEO
