Wed, January 22

17th Edition of BFSI IT Summit: Indonesia Physical Conference on 10th March 2023

Jakarta, Indonesia – The BFSI industry in Indonesia is set to take a major leap forward with IT Summit, Organized by Exito Media Concepts. The Summit is supported by Indonesia Blockchain Society and KADIN Indonesia. The 17th Edition of BFSI IT Summit Indonesia is taking place on the 10th of

February 18, 2023 2 mins read

Government-backed Crypto Exchange to Debut by June 2023 in Indonesia

Post the FTX fiasco, regulators and authorities around the world are cautious about crypto exchanges. Indonesia, one of several nations rapidly adopting cryptocurrencies, wants to build the world’s first government-backed crypto exchange by June 2023 at the earliest. The Ministry of Trade of Indonesia had planned to debut the market

February 2, 2023 2 mins read

Indonesia Central Bank All-Set to Launch Digital Rupiah

Indonesia’s Central Bank on Wednesday revealed a planned white paper for a digital rupiah currency that will utilize blockchain technology as the country experiences a spike in digital transactions since 2020. Its been a year since Bank Indonesia (BI) tried to expose the potential of introducing its own digital currency

December 1, 2022 1 min read

Indonesia Proposes New Crypto Regulator Amid Market Volatility

It has been announced by the Indonesian government that it plans to give the Financial Services Authority (OJK) responsibility for regulating, supervising, and overseeing the country’s expanding cryptocurrency investment market. Currently, market regulation is under the purview of the Ministry of Trade and the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency. As

November 12, 2022 1 min read

Indonesia Eyes Government-Controlled Crypto Stock Exchange

Indonesia will open a crypto stock market by the end of 2022. Only 4% of people have actively engaged in cryptocurrency trading. In Indonesia, there has been a significant improvement for crypto fans. The nation is preparing to build a cryptocurrency stock exchange. Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga reportedly said

September 2, 2022 1 min read

Indonesian IT Giant Acquires Local Crypto Exchange For $8.38M

There was no mention of future intentions for PT Kripto Maksima Koin. PT Kripto Maksima Koin will be given its license on January 28, 2022. GoTo (PT) Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), an Indonesian IT business, recently acquired the local cryptocurrency exchange PT Kripto Maksima Koin.The fourth most popular country in

August 31, 2022 1 min read

Indonesia’s Central Bank Banking Heavy on Digital Rupiah Launch

The conceptual design of the future digital rupiah would be released by the end of 2022. The digital rupiah’s security measures are now being developed by Bank Indonesia. Indonesia’s central bank is aiming to create a new digital rupiah in large quantities. Regulators aim to make sure that the new

July 23, 2022 2 mins read

Indonesia Exchange Pintu Raises $113 Million in Latest Funding Round

The exchange does not release its trade volumes to the general public.  A $35 million Series A investment was secured in August last year. Today, Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Pintu revealed that it had secured $110 million in Series B investment from Lightspeed, Pantera Capital and Northstar Group. Pintu

June 7, 2022 1 min read

Indonesia and Brazil Top the List for Crypto Ownership by Country

The government of Indonesia permits cryptos to be traded as commodities. The survey only included Indonesians making more than $14,000 a year. According to research released on Monday by cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, Indonesians possess the most crypto assets in the world. In addition, many Indonesian investors see digital assets as

April 5, 2022 1 min read

Indonesia Bans Financial Institution to Engage in Crypto Dealings

Indonesia had 7.2 million digital currency owners in 2021. Nahdlatul Ulama has declared Bitcoin haram. One of the world’s most influential digital currency centers has banned banking institutions from involving in digital currency. Amid increasing pressure from influential religious groups, Indonesia’s banking regulator has reaffirmed its prior warning against the

February 1, 2022 1 min read
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