During the presidential campaign, vice-presidential candidate Gibran discussed crypto and blockchain as a means to expand job opportunities for the country’s younger generation.
The committee was established by the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency, known as Bappebti, because crypto is considered a commodity in Indonesia.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to monitor the use of crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for money laundering during a speech last Wednesday at the 22nd Anniversary of the
Indonesia’s presidential election in February initially ended in controversy when the winning duo claimed victory before official results were released.