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It's CoinJar's 8th Birthday!

April 30, 2021
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It's CoinJar's 8th Birthday!

Bottoms up - it’s CoinJar’s 8th Birthday!

We’ve been in the game longer than most - we’re arguably considered a dinosaur by crypto standards - so we’d like to take a look back on CoinJar’s history and how far the overall cryptocurrency industry has come.

Eight years ago, you could buy a singular bitcoin for just over $100 a pop. A $1000 investment in bitcoin back in 2013 would be worth over half a million Australian dollars today - assuming you had the diamond hands to HODL, of course (past performance is not a reliable guide to the future). Bitcoin was born out of the 2008 financial crisis as a way to circumvent the banking infrastructure as a universal currency - since then, it has evolved from an alternative currency to a store of value and hedge against inflation. Bitcoin paved the way for Ethereum and other blockchains, leading to the birth of dApps, decentralised financial exchanges, DeFi, myriad cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

That’s not to say the path forward in cryptocurrency hasn’t been tumultuous - the industry has seen its fair share of rallies and crashes. But the dream of a democratised, accessible financial system has only gained momentum. In the last year alone, we’ve seen institutions, corporations and hedge funds buy into this dream; we’ve witnessed Bitcoin and Ethereum developed rapidly, and we’ve seen the masses exercise their trading power with the likes of Dogecoin. At CoinJar, we’re incredibly proud to have played a small part in the evolution of crypto, with our exchange connecting over 500k users with a wide range of blockchains and tokens.

The story of crypto and CoinJar doesn’t end here. We’re excited to see what the next eight years bring. In the near future we’re launching a cryptocurrency debit card and rolling out more features to make crypto even better.

If you’d like to register your interest for the CoinJar Card in Australia - alternatively, for the

Happy Trading (and Happy Birthday to us!)

CoinJar Team


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Cryptoassets traded on CoinJar UK Limited are largely unregulated in the UK, and you are unable to access the Financial Service Compensation Scheme or the Financial Ombudsman Service. We use third party banking, safekeeping and payment providers, and the failure of any of these providers could also lead to a loss of your assets. We recommend you obtain financial advice before making a decision to use your credit card to purchase cryptoassets or to invest in cryptoassets. Capital Gains Tax may be payable on profits.​​

CoinJar’s digital currency exchange services are operated in Australia by CoinJar Australia Pty Ltd ACN 648 570 807, a registered digital currency exchange provider with AUSTRAC; and in the United Kingdom by CoinJar UK Limited (company number 8905988), registered by the Financial Conduct Authority as a Cryptoasset Exchange Provider and Custodian Wallet Provider in the United Kingdom under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, as amended (Firm Reference No. 928767).

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