Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has formally urged G-20 nations to begin a coordinated global dialogue on crypto assets and digital tokens—one of the country’s strongest signals yet that digital assets are becoming a strategic component of its long-term…
Singapore and Indonesia have taken another significant step toward strengthening Southeast Asia’s digital finance ecosystem with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Financial Technology between the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Monetary…
Indonesia’s crypto ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the past six years, but the reasons behind this growth run deeper than large transaction numbers or rising user counts. When we look at the data from 2019 to 2025, a clearer picture…
Indonesia’s crypto market is moving in two directions at once: trading activity is rising, while the list of legally tradable assets continues to shrink. Rather than contradicting each other, these shifts indicate a market that is becoming more selective, more…
If 2023 was the year of crypto recovery, 2026 will be the year Indonesia defines the crypto future. With 20 million+ registered crypto users, US$40 billion in annual trading, and one of the most proactive regulatory environments in Asia, Indonesia…
After a decade shaped by speculative trading, volatile cycles, and regulatory uncertainty, the global crypto market has begun to mature. The story of 2025 isn’t about bull runs or meme tokens, it’s about the rise of regulation as a defining…
Indonesia’s Finance Ministry is moving to align its tax reporting regime with global standards for digital finance, bringing crypto assets, e-money, and central bank digital currencies into the scope of automatic financial information exchange for the first time. The Directorate…
Bank Indonesia (BI) is preparing a plan to issue a national stablecoin backed by government bonds (SBN) and linked to the Digital Rupiah, the country’s forthcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC). Governor Perry Warjiyo said the idea is part of…
After redefining what a crypto event could be, Coinfest Asia — The World’s Largest Crypto Festival is set to return on 20–21 August 2026 in Bali. Powered by ICN, the one and only Web3 marketing agency in Indonesia, Coinfest Asia…
According to a16zcrypto’s State of Crypto 2025 report, Indonesia now ranks second in the world for active mobile crypto wallet users, just behind Peru and ahead of Pakistan. This marks a major shift in global crypto adoption. While countries like…