‘It’s our time’: Meet the Aussies banking on Trump’s crypto bonanza
Through new laws and less hostile regulators, the US President is making the sector great again in America. Australian start-ups hope to get in on the act.
Asher Tan, who started crypto business CoinJar in Melbourne before taking it to London, is now making a move in the US. Michael Quelch
After 12 years building up cryptocurrency exchange and wallet operator CoinJar, which he started in Melbourne, Asher Tan has amassed 50,000 users across Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom. He’s finally about to take the plunge in the United States.
“If you ask how many banks there are in the US, there are literally thousands,” he says. “But the number of crypto exchanges? There are only a handful. I think CoinJar can be in the mix.”
Jessica GardnerUnited States correspondentJessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com
