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
Education 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 an unfortunate fact of the crypto landscape, there are a few simple ways that you can protect yourself. (And a few things that CoinJar does
Education Featured Spot the Scam Quiz The theme for Scams Awareness Week 2022 is Spot the Scam and to mark the occasion we’re giving you the chance to win a Ledger Nano S, the world’s most popular hardware crypto wallet. Simply complete the quiz below to go in the running. Entries close Thursday Nov
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
Tax Crypto Tax in Australia 2023: Everything You Need to Know Taxable income Tax on this income 0 – $18,200 Nil $18,201 – $45,000 19c for each $1 over $18,200 $45,001 – $120,000 $5,092 plus 32.5c for each $1 over $45,000 $120,001 – $180,000 $29,467 plus 37c for each $1 over $120,000
Tax Crypto Tax UK in 2023: Everything You Need to Know If you’ve engaged in any sort of cryptocurrency transaction over the last year, it’s highly likely that you’re going to have to report it in your tax return. Transactions include, but are not limited to, buying, selling, trading, mining, staking, giving and/or receiving cryptocurrency, and this
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
Education Greed, love & rug pulls: the 3 biggest crypto scams Your guide to the three most common crypto scams It’s Scams Awareness Week and CoinJar is an official partner. Today we’re looking at the most common crypto scams – investment schemes, romance scams and rug pulls. Investment schemes You’ve probably all seen the ads or emails about high-profile
Education Featured Crypto Scams 101 A quick introduction to the who, what and how of crypto scams. Cryptocurrency scams are big business. Already this year more than 7200 people have reported being scammed out of their crypto with combined losses in excess of $115 million. CoinJar has partnered with Scams Awareness Week to help shed
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 What you need to know (and why you need to care) about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency So, the rumours were true. Facebook is releasing a cryptocurrency. Named Libra, it could potentially be the most significant event in the cryptocurrency world since Satoshi Nakamoto mined bitcoin’s genesis block on January 3, 2009. Not necessarily because it’s a good cryptocurrency or even good for cryptocurrency, but
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
Education Designing a strong password Passwords are our digital keys to access all sorts of products and services. A strong password can significantly reduce the risk of your online accounts being compromised. There are a few ways in which you can create a strong password. Some of the strongest passwords are password sentences and passphrases.
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
Opinion 9 factors to consider when deciding which cryptocurrency coins and tokens to invest in This is a guest blog post by Rowan Crosby. Rowan is an Australian based financial journalist focused on Australian and US equity and commodity markets. As the world of cryptocurrencies continues to grow on a daily basis, there is more opportunity than ever for investors to buy bitcoin and both
Education How to send cryptocurrency to external addresses safely using CoinJar Once you buy bitcoin, other cryptos or make a crypto OTC Trading Desk trade, there may be times when you need to send cryptocurrency to an external address. You may be making a payment or moving funds between your cryptocurrency wallets. Whatever the reason, there are a few things to
CoinJar Exchange How to trade cryptocurrency using the CoinJar Exchange trading platform CoinJar Exchange is an advanced digital currency exchange, facilitating trading between CoinJar Exchange members in an open market. This means you have more control over your orders, including the ability to set the price you would like to buy or sell cryptocurrency at. Buying and selling on CoinJar Exchange can
Education The Do's and Don'ts of Digital Currency: Security The world of cryptocurrency can be both exciting and rewarding, however, due to its volatile nature and infancy, it can also be very risky. If you’re new to the crypto space, after a good refresher course or want to buy ethereum (or other cryptocurrencies), keep reading to find out
Company & Product Introducing CoinJar Exchange We’re excited to introduce CoinJar Exchange, an advanced cryptocurrency trading platform that supports high-frequency, low-latency execution for experienced traders. It’s also the fastest of its kind in Australia. What is CoinJar Exchange? CoinJar Exchange is an advanced online digital currency trading platform, which provides the ability to trade
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,
Education Understanding the risks of cryptocurrency Understanding the risks of any practice in which we trade, invest or spend money in is crucial for financial protection and preservation. This is fundamental to trading responsibly, and applies to any investments you make, not just with cryptocurrency. In this section of the Beginner’s Guide, we’ll outline
Education Keeping your coins secure There are many ways you can keep your digital currency safe and secure. As always, we recommend that you research thoroughly before spending, sending, trading and storing your money (in all its forms – fiat and digital currency) anywhere. In this section of the guide, we’ll cover the best way
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’
