[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-categories-en":3,"wp-translations":54,"fetchPost-crypto-news\u002Findonesia-bitcoin-reserve-en-1":58},[4,14,22,30,38,46],{"id":5,"graphqlId":6,"name":7,"slug":8,"image":9,"uri":10,"count":11,"children":12,"locale":13},57,"dGVybTo1Nw==","Convert Guide","convert-guide",null,"\u002Fcategory\u002Fconvert-guide\u002F",27,[],"EN",{"id":15,"graphqlId":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"image":9,"uri":19,"count":20,"children":21,"locale":13},1,"dGVybTox","Crypto News","crypto-news","\u002Fcategory\u002Fcrypto-news\u002F",87,[],{"id":23,"graphqlId":24,"name":25,"slug":26,"image":9,"uri":27,"count":28,"children":29,"locale":13},61,"dGVybTo2MQ==","Price Prediction","price-prediction","\u002Fcategory\u002Fprice-prediction\u002F",32,[],{"id":31,"graphqlId":32,"name":33,"slug":34,"image":9,"uri":35,"count":36,"children":37,"locale":13},53,"dGVybTo1Mw==","Quick History Lesson","quick-history-lesson","\u002Fcategory\u002Fquick-history-lesson\u002F",37,[],{"id":39,"graphqlId":40,"name":41,"slug":42,"image":9,"uri":43,"count":44,"children":45,"locale":13},69,"dGVybTo2OQ==","Top 5","top-5","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftop-5\u002F",7,[],{"id":47,"graphqlId":48,"name":49,"slug":50,"image":9,"uri":51,"count":52,"children":53,"locale":13},212,"dGVybToyMTI=","Trading Guide","trading-guide","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftrading-guide\u002F",16,[],{"post":55,"docs":57},[13,56],"RU",[13,56],{"type":59,"post":60},"post",{"id":61,"title":62,"slug":63,"uri":64,"date":65,"excerpt":66,"content":67,"postId":68,"language":69,"translations":73,"categories":80,"featuredImage":84,"seo":89},"cG9zdDoxMzMx","Indonesia Weighs Bitcoin Reserve Strategy","indonesia-bitcoin-reserve","\u002Fcrypto-news\u002Findonesia-bitcoin-reserve\u002F","2025-08-06T14:08:46","\u003Cp>Indonesia is examining whether Bitcoin could play a role in its national reserves, according to a local industry group that says it presented the idea at the Vice President’s office. The group, Bitcoin Indonesia, described the discussion as part of a broader pitch that included state-linked Bitcoin mining and national education programs. While the talks … \u003Ca class=\"link-more\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbitsz.io\u002Fcrypto-news\u002Findonesia-bitcoin-reserve\u002F\"> Читать далее\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia is examining whether Bitcoin could play a role in its national reserves, according to a local industry group that says it presented the idea at the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Vice President’s office\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The group, Bitcoin Indonesia, described the discussion as part of a broader pitch that included \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>state-linked Bitcoin mining\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and national education programs. While the talks signal rising policy interest, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>no official policy or allocation has been announced\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Bank Indonesia (BI), the Ministry of Finance, or the Financial Services Authority (OJK). \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cointelegraph first reported the outreach, quoting Bitcoin Indonesia’s summary of the meeting and its claim that officials “were bullish” on exploring potential reserve use cases and domestic mining. The local advocates framed Bitcoin as a long-term strategic asset and suggested mining could be aligned with Indonesia’s energy resources. Again, these are \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>proposals\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not decisions. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What’s being explored — and by whom\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>National reserve angle:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The advocacy group says it discussed \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>holding BTC within Indonesia’s reserves\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and\u002For \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>mining as a reserve strategy\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, positioning Bitcoin as a macro hedge and a technology bet. Officials have not publicly endorsed any allocation size or timetable. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Domestic mining concept:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The pitch referenced leveraging Indonesia’s energy mix for mining; details such as ownership structure, procurement, and off-take are not public. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several secondary outlets amplified the report, but none provided evidence of a formal policy move beyond the initial meeting claim. For now, this remains an \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>exploratory conversation\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initiated by industry advocates.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>How this squares with Indonesia’s 2025 rulebook\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any reserve strategy would need to navigate three pillars of Indonesia’s current framework:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Payments are still off-limits.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bank Indonesia maintains that crypto assets are \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>not legal payment instruments\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Indonesia. The ban on using crypto for payments dates to 2017–2018 guidance and subsequent enforcement statements, even as trading is legal. A Bitcoin reserve at the sovereign level would not, by itself, change the domestic payments prohibition. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Oversight shifted to OJK in 2025.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Jan. 10, 2025\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, regulatory supervision for crypto-asset trading moved from the commodities regulator \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Bappebti\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Financial Services Authority (OJK)\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under Law No. 4\u002F2023 and follow-on regulations (e.g., \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>POJK 27\u002F2024\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). This transition reframes crypto as a financial-assets domain and would shape any institutional exposure or custody structures considered by state bodies. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Taxes just went up (and changed).\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indonesia’s Finance Ministry approved a new crypto tax regime effective \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Aug. 1, 2025\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, raising the seller-side tax on domestic exchange trades to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>0.21%\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (from 0.1%), setting \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>1%\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for overseas platforms, and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>eliminating VAT\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on buyers; VAT on mining rises to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>2.2%\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and special mining income tax is repealed in favor of ordinary income taxation starting 2026. Authorities emphasized that crypto is \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>tradeable but not a means of payment\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Any state mining or reserve program would sit in this tax and oversight context. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What a Bitcoin reserve would mean — hypothetically\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cb>Pros policymakers might weigh:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Diversification and optionality.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A small BTC allocation could diversify reserves beyond FX, bonds, and gold, and align Indonesia with emerging digital-asset market infrastructure trends. (Proponents cite long-run scarcity and global liquidity.)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Industrial policy via mining.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> State-aligned mining could monetize stranded or flexible power and build domestic expertise in data-center and security-hardware operations.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cb>Risks and open questions:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Volatility and drawdown risk.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> BTC’s historical drawdowns (>50%) complicate reserve management relative to gold or short-duration sovereign debt.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Governance and custody.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Any reserve exposure would need robust legal custodianship, accounting policies, and transparent governance to avoid politicization. Under OJK’s framework, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>who\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could safekeep a sovereign BTC position, and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>how\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would valuation and auditing work? \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Payment-policy optics.\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Maintaining the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>crypto payments ban\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while holding BTC at the sovereign level could be seen as inconsistent unless clearly framed as a non-payments, reserve diversification policy. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Why now?\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia’s interest comes as multiple countries reassess digital assets within financial-market plumbing and reserve thinking. Domestically, crypto trading has scaled: 2024 transaction value exceeded \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>650 trillion rupiah (~$39.7B)\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>20+ million\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exchange users, according to regulator data cited by Reuters. The 2025 tax overhaul and OJK handover signal a shift from “commodity-style” trading to a \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>financial-asset\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regime, which may make institutional conversations—like reserve management—more thinkable, even if still distant. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What’s credible—and what isn’t—at this stage\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cb>Credible:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A meeting occurred between a \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>local Bitcoin advocacy group\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Vice President’s office\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>reserve use and\u003C\u002Fb> \u003Cb>mining\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were discussed. (Source: Cointelegraph’s report from the group’s own account.) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia’s \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>payments ban\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remains in force; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>OJK\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now regulates \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>crypto trading\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>new taxes\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> took effect Aug. 1, 2025.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cb>Not established:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>official decision\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to buy or mine Bitcoin for state reserves.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>approved budget\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>allocation size\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>timeline\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>custody\u002Fprovider\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> details. (No primary statements from BI, OJK, or the Finance Ministry confirm policy.)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>What to watch next\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Official statements\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Bank Indonesia\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>OJK\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>Finance Ministry\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clarifying whether a feasibility study has been commissioned.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Parliamentary or Cabinet\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> references to digital-asset reserves in budget papers, energy-policy documents (if mining is considered), or sovereign-asset management guidelines.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\u003Cb>Infrastructure pilots\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g., state-linked data centers, energy MOUs) that could precede any mining program.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>Bottom line\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia is \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>exploring\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whether Bitcoin has a place in sovereign strategy—at least enough to host a meeting about it. But exploration is not policy. For now, the country’s crypto stance is unchanged: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>legal to trade (under OJK), not legal to use for payments (under BI), and newly taxed under a 2025 regime\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Until authorities publish a formal plan, talk of a national Bitcoin reserve should be treated as \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>early-stage advocacy\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—interesting, potentially significant, but \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cb>not yet a state commitment\u003C\u002Fb>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cb>Follow us:\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca class=\"\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fbitsz.io\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitsz.io\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Fbitz_io\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter\u002FX\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ft.me\u002Fblitsz_io\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telegram\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",1331,{"code":13,"locale":70,"name":71,"slug":72},"en_US","English","en",[74],{"language":75,"slug":63,"status":79},{"code":56,"locale":76,"name":77,"slug":78},"ru_RU","Русский","ru","publish",{"edges":81},[82],{"node":83},{"name":17,"slug":18,"uri":19},{"node":85},{"sourceUrl":86,"altText":87,"title":88},"https:\u002F\u002Fbitsz.io\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F08\u002Fyellow-and-black-simple-modern-cryptocurrency-presentation-2025-08-06t150357.171.png","","Yellow and Black Simple Modern Cryptocurrency Presentation – 2025-08-06T150357.171",{"canonical":90,"metaDesc":91,"readingTime":92,"opengraphTitle":62,"opengraphUrl":90,"opengraphImage":93,"twitterImage":9,"opengraphDescription":91,"twitterDescription":87,"title":62,"twitterTitle":87,"opengraphType":95,"opengraphPublishedTime":96,"opengraphModifiedTime":97,"breadcrumbs":98},"https:\u002F\u002Fbitsz.io\u002Fcrypto-news\u002Findonesia-bitcoin-reserve\u002F","Indonesia is exploring a national Bitcoin reserve strategy after a meeting between officials and a local advocacy group. 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