Bank Indonesia (BI), the country’s central bank, is proceeding with its plans to introduce what it refers to as its “national stablecoin version,” a digital currency supported by government bonds (SBN).
This initiative was announced by central bank Governor Perry Warjiyo at the Indonesia Digital Finance and Economy Festival and Fintech Summit 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday, according to a report by CNBC Indonesia.
During the summit, Warjiyo indicated that Bank Indonesia intends to launch digital central bank securities, which will be tokenized versions of SBN. These digital securities will be backed by the digital rupiah, Indonesia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In essence, the anticipated digital securities from Bank Indonesia will be linked to the digital rupiah and supported by government bonds (SBN), creating what the central bank describes as Indonesia’s national version of a stablecoin.
“We will issue Bank Indonesia securities in digital format — the digital rupiah with underlying SBN, Indonesia’s national version of a stablecoin,” Warjiyo stated.
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The digital securities are intended to enhance BI’s wider digital finance strategy. If actualized, this would represent a significant advancement in incorporating blockchain into Indonesia’s monetary system, according to the report.
Although stablecoins are not yet recognized as legal tender in Indonesia, the country’s Financial Services Authority, the OJK, has begun monitoring their utilization due to their increasing significance in payments and remittances.
Dino Milano Siregar, head of the OJK’s crypto and digital asset sector, mentioned that the regulator enforces Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance and has periodic reporting obligations for stablecoin traders.
Siregar remarked that despite the lack of formal acknowledgment as payment instruments, stablecoins are already being employed as hedging tools, especially those backed by reliable underlying assets. “These assets are tradable and considerably less volatile than other cryptocurrencies,” he noted.
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In August, the local advocacy group Bitcoin Indonesia disclosed that the Indonesian government has been considering Bitcoin (BTC) as a reserve asset, stating they have met with officials to discuss how this strategy could stimulate economic growth in the nation.
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