CoinJar - Australia's first VC-backed Bitcoin startup

[Qwiner]

Fellow Aussies, check out this website as well

https://btcmarkets.net       

[noident]

I've used Coinjar before once, and everything went as advertised.
But this second time I am having problems with my deposit at the bank not coming through (filler still doesn't show the money in my account).
As I have used their printout NAB deposit slip, there can be no mistake on my part.
24 hours later - no money, coinjar isn't replying to emails or tickets raised at their site.
Not happy.
Will go elsewhere next time.
Buyer beware coinjar, definitely.

[Kapz786]

I've used Coinjar before once, and everything went as advertised.
But this second time I am having problems with my deposit at the bank not coming through (filler still doesn't show the money in my account).
As I have used their printout NAB deposit slip, there can be no mistake on my part.
24 hours later - no money, coinjar isn't replying to emails or tickets raised at their site.
Not happy.
Will go elsewhere next time.
Buyer beware coinjar, definitely.

Have used them many times never let me down - if the operator that entered your deposit got a digit wrong etc on the reference number it will have to manually be processed and takes time

[Rodyland]

I've used Coinjar before once, and everything went as advertised.
But this second time I am having problems with my deposit at the bank not coming through (filler still doesn't show the money in my account).
As I have used their printout NAB deposit slip, there can be no mistake on my part.
24 hours later - no money, coinjar isn't replying to emails or tickets raised at their site.
Not happy.
Will go elsewhere next time.
Buyer beware coinjar, definitely.

So, did your money come through eventually?  I would have hoped after a posting such as yours, you would have at least had the decency to come back and either confirm they stole your money, or that it eventually came through.

[jubalix]

hi, where are you getting your spot rate from? it seems quire high

667.7894??? USD

when on bit coin wisdom it looks about $630 USD excluding gox

[only]

Paid for a domain name on Nameterrific, domain unavailable, no reply from support for at least a week.

Zhou Tong get back to me asap!

[manatwork]

I would say that their customer services are very very bad, send them a support ticket 10 days ago to clarify a btc payment, answer 1 question had to wait for 2~3 days,got nothing sort out after 10 days, they just ignore you. stay away from them people.

[ldr77]

NAB severs ties with bitcoin vendors.
https://blog.coinjar.com/2014/04/10/nab-bitcoin-and-you/
Basically after May 2nd CoinJar customers will no longer be able to deposit AUD through National Australia Bank.

[mem]

I've used Coinjar before once, and everything went as advertised.
But this second time I am having problems with my deposit at the bank not coming through (filler still doesn't show the money in my account).
As I have used their printout NAB deposit slip, there can be no mistake on my part.
24 hours later - no money, coinjar isn't replying to emails or tickets raised at their site.
Not happy.
Will go elsewhere next time.
Buyer beware coinjar, definitely.

I doubt its coinjar themselves.

NAB severs ties with bitcoin vendors.
https://blog.coinjar.com/2014/04/10/nab-bitcoin-and-you/
Basically after May 2nd CoinJar customers will no longer be able to deposit AUD through National Australia Bank.

I think this is the issue, coinjar is again without a bank to work with.
Ive no doubt your BTC deposit and withdrawals are working but it looks like the powers that be are not finished fucking around with bitcoin businesses.

edit: seems still have some BTC etc there, I'll fire off a $100 withdrawal now and report if it doesnt come through in the usual time.

[mem]

bump, $50 came though no issues.

I heard through the grapevine that coinjar has already switched to a new bank from NAB, so well done to them

[Kapz786]

bump, $50 came though no issues.

I heard through the grapevine that coinjar has already switched to a new bank from NAB, so well done to them

Yep I have always thought they are pretty solid

[sprucemoose]

CoinJar announced there new deposit/Filler plans today.

From the 10th onwards you will be able to deposit using BPay.

https://blog.coinjar.com/2014/05/07/the-future-of-filler/

[redmetal]

Nice new sign up program, $5 free to sign up and be verified
https://filler.coinjar.com/r/034375f5

[ojm]

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https://www.coinjar.com/dna

[nmderr]

Zhou Tong？

[Seanzqt]

I like CoinJar, however, their site doesn't tell me like Xapo would on how much my BTC are worth - either that or I am looking in the wrong place

[hodap]

Is coinjar still operating?

[goose20]

Is coinjar still operating?

Yes. I get regular emails and have used them many times.

Start off with a small purchase if you are tentative (if you are new they limit your buying ability and build it up over each subsequent trade in any case).

[DhaniBoy]

Hi Bitcointalk,

I'm Ryan Zhou (aka zhoutong). I recently joined a Melbourne-based Bitcoin startup with two other co-founders Asher (Australian economist and business writer) and Jerrold (Enterprise software engineer with 10 years of experience). I think it's great to give bitcointalk forum members a quick update and overview about what we are doing and how we are improving the Bitcoin economy.

CoinJar: https://coinjar.io/

"CoinJar is a Melbourne-based startup bridging the divide between digital currency and the dollars in your wallet. Bitcoin was naturally the best place to start, being the world's leading digital currency. Founded in 2013, we quickly caught the eye of early start-up investor AngelCube who have generously provided us seed funding and mentorship."

Currently we offer three Bitcoin services:

CoinJar

CoinJar is a hosted Bitcoin wallet ("hosted" means "store just enough for transactional purposes and NEVER use it for savings") that integrates well with other parts of the platform. To be honest, there's nothing too much we can innovate on Bitcoin hosted wallets because they are so simple. However, we aim to deliver the best possible user experience. Aside from the web, we are also building an iPhone app for CoinJar wallet with great mobile experience (finally).

Please note that CoinJar wallet is a full-reserve platform with automated sweep to cold storage and we will never use customer funds for our business expenses. That said, be aware with any hosted wallet service. We recommend against our users to use CoinJar for Bitcoin savings. Always use cold storage!

CoinJar Checkout

CoinJar Checkout is the best Bitcoin merchant solution. We provide a PayPal-compatible API (in addition to our standard RESTful API) to help any online merchant to integrate. On top of that, industry-standard features: 1% fee, daily settlement in local currency (Australia only for now) and exchange rate guaranteed for 15 minutes.

CoinJar Filler

This is our killer app. Most other Australian Bitcoin buying sites charge excessive fees (usually 8-10%) and we really HATE to see that. A high fee will severely limit adoption and result in bad consumer confidence. Even though Australia has a well-developed financial system, when it comes to anything related retail foreign exchange services, it's a straight-up nightmare (even major banks in Australia all charge ridiculous ~4% spread each side for AUD/USD TT rate). As a full-service Bitcoin startup, we have sufficient liquidity available from our merchant solution and arrangements with institutional forex brokers (who give us wholesale rates), we want to pass on the savings to consumers by charging a just 2% flat fee.

Both Checkout and Filler are Australia-only for now, but we are definitely interested in expanding overseas. (Contact us at info@coinjar.io if you're interested in partnerships. Please reference this post when you contact us.)

We also have a by-product:

Melbourne Bitcoin Euthusiasts meetup! (http://www.meetup.com/Melbourne-Bitcoin/)

I attended yesterday's first meet-up session with 17 other Bitcoiners. It was really a great event and CoinJar plans to do it approximately every two months. So please join the meetup group if you're located in Melbourne!

Let me know if you have any feedback with our service offerings. Feel free to comment in the forum post.

We are in the process of setting up a company bitcointalk account.

this is become a competitor of bitcoins
but you fix the system, until it's same as bitcoin system
thanks

[Rodyland]

Is coinjar still operating?

Yes. I get regular emails and have used them many times.

Start off with a small purchase if you are tentative (if you are new they limit your buying ability and build it up over each subsequent trade in any case).

And always remember, any bitcoins that someone else holds the private key for aren't really your bitcoins.