Web3 Startup Helps Indonesia’s Tourism Economy Survive

Linda Adami, founder of Web3 and NFT startup Quantum Temple, is on a mission to preserve and promote cultural heritage through technologies based on an immutable ledger. Through her startup, the 30-so...

Indonesia’s J&T Express Aims For Hong Kong IPO, Might Raise $2 Billion

The Exchange Square Complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in Hong Kong, China, on … [+] Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Hong Kong is likely to see more dual-traded companies shift toward...

Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade is reportedly aiming to roll out a national crypto exchange

It has been claimed that Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade is planning to launch a national cryptocurrency exchange by June of this year. This would be six months later than the ministry’s pri...

Indonesia’s Inflation Beats Highest Forecast in Challenge to Rate Outlook

(Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Most Read from Bloomberg Indonesia’s inflation surprised on the upside in December,...

Binance acquires Indonesia’s leading exchange, lays off 58% of staff

The world’s largest crypto exchange by market cap, Binance, has acquired one of the leading exchanges in Indonesia. The deal comes as the country still has difficulties regulating the asset class. Acc...

Billionaire Dairy Producer Joins Ranks Of Indonesia’s 50 Richest

This story appears in the December 2022 issue of Forbes Asia. Subscribe to Forbes Asia Bambang Sutantio Forbes Indonesia This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2022. See the ful...

Indonesia’s Upcoming CBDC Can Be Used in Metaverse

The Digital Rupiah may also be used for transactions outside of Indonesia. The CBDC will be introduced in three stages, as stated by the Central Bank. Beginning with domestic bank-to-bank transactions...

Indonesia’s Blibli To Raise $528 Million Through IPO At $3.5 Billion Valuation

Martin Hartono, chief executive officer of GDP Venture, speaks during a panel at the Forbes Global … [+] CEO Summit in Singapore on September 27, 2022. Edwin Koo/Bloomberg Global Digital Niaga, ...

Indonesia’s Trade Ministry To Tighten Regulations Governing Cryptocurrency Exchanges   – crypto.news

Indonesia’s Trade Ministry plans to enact tight rules on cryptocurrency exchanges within its borders to give the local administration more control over digital asset transactions. Indonesian Exchanges...

Local crypto exchange bought by Indonesia’s biggest tech firm 

41% of Indonesians own crypto GoTo has acquired 100% of Kripto Maksima Koin shares Kripto Maksima Koin is one of Indonesia’s 25 licensed crypto exchange GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO), Indonesia’s ...

Indonesia’s Biggest Tech Firm Enters Crypto With Purchase of Local Exchange: Report

Kripto Maksima is one of 25 crypto exchanges registered with Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency, known as Bappebti. The regulator stopped issuing new registration certificat...

Indonesia’s Central Bank Banking Heavy on Digital Rupiah Launch

18 mins ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News 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 I...

Indonesia’s president says he’s in talks with Musk to build Tesla facilities

The Presidency of Joko Widodo has seen Indonesia limiting some raw material exports pushing miners and other companies to refine before export. This could be a good strategy for the economy of Indones...

Juragan Material is simplifying Indonesia’s complicated construction supply chain

Indonesia’s construction industry is large and growing quickly, but a lot of supply procurement is still done the old-fashioned way, through phone calls and text messages. Juragan Material wants to ma...

Indonesia’s GoTo Says Losses Tripled In First Quarter After Going Public

Andre Soelistyo, president of Gojek, speaks during the Bloomberg Sooner Than You Think technology … [+] event in Singapore, on September 5, 2019. Paul Miller/Bloomberg GoTo released its much-ant...

FinAccel Acquires Majority Stake in Indonesia’s Bank Bisnis

PT FinAccel Teknologi Indonesia, a directly controlled subsidiary of FinAccel Pte Ltd, has recently announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Bank Bisnis, one of the leading financial services ...

Will Indonesia’s decision to tax crypto stifle local adoption?

Indonesia is the latest Asian country to announce intentions to impose a tax scheme on all crypto transactions and income tax on capital gains from such investments, Reuters reported, Indonesia has ch...

Indonesia’s cryptocurrency community in 2022: An overview

Crypto is the next big thing in Indonesia. According to the Ministry of Trade, transactions for currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) grew over 14 times from a total of 60 trillion rupiahs ($4.1 billion) in 2...

Indonesia’s New Crypto Tax Law Will Take Effect on May 1

Indonesia has joined a growing list of countries to impose taxes on cryptocurrency transactions and revenues. Indonesia Unveils Income Tax and VAT for Crypto An Indonesian tax official has revealed th...

Indonesia’s GoTo Raises $1.1 Billion And Delays Market Debut

Andre Soelistyo at the Bloomberg Sooner Than You Think technology event in Singapore, on September … [+] 5, 2019. Paul Miller/Bloomberg GoTo Group will raise 15.8 trillion rupiah ($1.1 billion) ...

Indonesia’s Prajogo Pangestu Gets Full Control Of Star Energy, Buying Thailand’s BCPG 33% Stake For $440 Million

The Wayang Windu Geothermal power plant on West Java in Indonesia. BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images Green Era, a private Singapore-based company controlled by Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu, h...

Liberty Gaming Guild (LGG) and Indonesia’s Top Football Club, Persib Bandung, Partner to Make Play-to-Earn Games More Accessible

Liberty Gaming Guild (LGG), a next-generation barrier-breaking project aiming to make play-to-earn gaming more accessible to global gamers, and Persib Bandung, a top Indonesian Football club, have joi...

Indonesia’s trading regulator approves trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, but not…

Crypto-trading in Southeast Asia can range from commonplace to a religious crime. However, investors in Indonesia could soon trade cryptocurrencies – legally. On 30 January, CNBC Indonesia reported th...

Indonesia’s Regulator Prohibits Financial Firms From Facilitating Crypto Trading – Regulation Bitcoin News

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) has prohibited financial firms from using, marketing, and/or facilitating crypto trading. The financial regulator also cautioned the public to always bew...

Indonesia’s Regulator Bans Financial Institutions From Dealing In Crypto

The top regulatory body in Indonesia has told financial firms in the country to stay clear of facilitating all transactions that involve cryptocurrency. Indonesia’s watchdog cited concerns regarding m...

Indonesia’s crypto industry in 2021: A kaleidoscope

In 2021, the number of global crypto holders has been estimated to have increased by 3.9% to more than 300 million crypto users worldwide, with more than 18,000 businesses already accepting cryptocurr...