About Us

Our mission

To be APAC's most trusted cryptocurrency exchange.

Our governance

Independent Reserve is a registered Australian company (ABN 46 164 257 069), underpinned by Australia's highly regulated financial sector. We are registered as a Digital Currency Exchange (DCE) with AUSTRAC: DCE-100461150-001.

Our board of directors, advisers and management team bring decades of experience in regulation, traditional finance, risk management and IT security.

Our leadership team

  • Adrian Przelozny
  • Lasanka Perera
  • Roman Stefanidi
  • Nathan Briggs
  • Phillip Lois
  • Duncan Tebb
  • Rachel Cobb
  • John Wigglesworth
  • Dr Michael Aitken AM

Protecting your assets is our top priority

No commingling of customer funds: we keep client assets completely separate from our own.

1:1 reserves

We maintain a full 1:1 reserve of all client fiat and crypto assets.

We hold the vast majority of crypto assets in secure offline cold storage, protected in underground vaults with maximum security.

Audited

Our books are balanced and we carry no debt on our balance sheet. We engage external auditors to undertake an annual audit of our financial statements in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. This includes verification of all fiat and crypto balances held in custody on behalf of clients.

Segregated funds

We do not commingle customer funds. We maintain complete segregation of all client assets to ensure that when you need to make a withdrawal you can.

We keep your assets safe. That is our promise.

Sole custodian

Independent Reserve is the sole custodian of all crypto assets held on our platform. Custody is managed in Australia and we do not use any third party custodians.

We adhere to industry best practices and never lend or trade your assets.

Awards & Recognition

  • Digital Exchange of The Year
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019 Australia Winner
  • Financial Review Lists 2018 100 Fast
  • Financial Review Most Innovative Companies
  • Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2020

Our security

Data integrity
Platform security

Partnerships

  • Crypto tax calculator

    Crypto Tax Calculator is a platform for individuals and businesses to calculate and file their cryptocurrency taxes. It is available to Independent Reserve clients, allowing you to optimise and report on your potential tax obligations.

    Crypto Tax Calculator
  • Bloomberg

    Only source of Bitcoin/AUD pricing on Bloomberg, streamed live to all Bloomberg terminal holders worldwide.

    Bloomberg
  • Digital Economy Council of Australia

    Certified and audited member of Digital Economy Council of Australia, with the aim to encourage the responsible adoption of blockchain technology by industry and governments across Australia.

    Digital Economy Council of Australia
  • Iress

    Independent Reserve Bitcoin and crypto prices data integrated onto the Iress platform.

    Iress
  • BGL

    To simplify Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) adoption of cryptocurrency.

    BGL

The people’s money - Bitcoin

Written by Adam Tepper, the book “The People’s Money - Bitcoin” explains the concepts behind Bitcoin in an approachable and easy to understand way. By the end of the book you will have a solid understanding of this revolutionary new technology and the vast potential that it brings.

Sadly, Adam passed away before he could complete the book, and it was completed thanks to the Bitcoin Association of Australia (now Digital Economy Council of Australia) along with amazing help from the greater Bitcoin community.

The people’s money Bitcoin, Adam Tepper

Our community initiatives

We are committed to making a positive impact on the communities we serve through corporate philanthropy, partnerships and employee participation.

Our community initiatives

Newsroom

Independent Reserve has provided commentary, interviews and stories for hundreds of global and local publications, including CoinTelegraph, Digital Finance Analytics, Australian Financial Review, News.com, Channel 7, Channel 9 and the ABC.

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