Robinhood has confirmed its entry into Indonesia through the acquisition of PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and a licensed crypto-trading entity under the brand Coinvest. The announcement, made on 8 December 2025, marks Robinhood’s first operational presence in Southeast Asia, a…
Southeast Asia remains one of the world’s most dynamic regions for digital asset adoption. In the 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index by Chainalysis, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines all ranked within the global Top 10, but how users transact, what…
Indonesia’s digital asset market is expanding quickly. Retail participation keeps rising, transaction volumes continue to grow, and regulation is clearer under OJK (Financial Services Authority) Regulation No. 27/2024, which took effect in January 2025. At a glance, the country appears…
Bank Indonesia (BI) is moving forward with trials for a Digital Rupiah as policymakers respond to the rapid expansion of private cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. Governor Perry Warjiyo said the central bank has begun formal experimentation as part of its broader…
Indonesia’s crypto ecosystem is evolving in ways that place the country firmly within global conversations about DeFi and on‑chain finance. When DeFi activity, stablecoin usage, and transaction volume are viewed together, Indonesia emerges not just as a fast‑growing market but…
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…