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CoinJar

CoinJar is a Melbourne exchange founded in 2013 that also operates in the UK, Ireland and the US. We found no reported theft or data breach. Its status page records delays to AUD withdrawals in 2021 and 2022, and it said a small company balance was caught in FTX's collapse, with no customer funds involved.

Checked 31 October 2026. Each fact links to its source. General information, not a recommendation.

At a glance

Founded
2013, by Asher Tan and Ryan Zhou (CoinJar: About us)
Based in
Melbourne; sister companies in the UK (FCA-registered), Ireland and the US (CoinJar terms · CoinJar: About us)
Australian operator
CoinJar Australia Pty Ltd, ACN 648 570 807 (CoinJar terms)
Leadership
Asher Tan, co-founder and CEO (CoinJar: About us)
AUSTRAC
Registered virtual asset service provider (CoinJar's own statement) (CoinJar terms)
ASIC licence
None of its own; its prepaid card is issued by EML Payment Solutions (AFSL 404131), with CoinJar as authorised representative (CoinJar terms)
Trading fee, entry tier
CoinJar Exchange: 0.10% maker, 0.10% taker (up to A$100,000 traded in 30 days). The CoinJar app charges 1% to buy or sell, and 2% by card (CoinJar AU: Fees and spread)
AUD deposits
PayID and bank transfer free; PayPal 0.5%. Bank withdrawals free (CoinJar AU: Fees and spread)
Coins
60+ (its own figure) (CoinJar: About us)
Customers
800,000+ worldwide (its own claim) (CoinJar: About us)
Proof of reserves
None published. It says it holds more than 100% of customer balances, with custody by BitGo and Fireblocks (CoinJar: Security)
24-hour trading volume
Not available right now

Security record

  1. · Company money caught in another firm's collapse

    Small company balance caught in FTX's collapse

    CoinJar's CEO said it held a small balance with FTX for its OTC desk and client trades, under 1% of its gross assets. About 10 staff were laid off afterwards.

    Outcome: CoinJar said no customer funds were involved.

    Sources: Startup Daily, Dec 2022

  2. · Withdrawals paused or delayed

    AUD withdrawals delayed for about a day

    An unscheduled service outage delayed AUD withdrawals to bank accounts.

    Outcome: All delayed withdrawals were processed by the evening of 20 May 2022.

    Sources: CoinJar status page

  3. · Withdrawals paused or delayed

    AUD withdrawals delayed for over three weeks

    AUD withdrawals to linked bank accounts suffered prolonged delays; CoinJar said it was working with its payment provider.

    Outcome: CoinJar marked it resolved on 13 May 2021, after changes to cut future delays.

    Sources: CoinJar status page

Regulation and legal action

We found no regulator or court action against CoinJar's Australian business up to 31 October 2026.

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