The Indonesian commodities futures regulator has established the country's official cryptocurrency exchange as part of its efforts to regulate the fast-growing digital asset space. Additionally, the regulator has established a clearing house for digital assets.

The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (CoFTRA) made the announcement yesterday (Thursday). In the statement, the regulator noted that it had created an official platform for storing digital assets in the country.

Indonesia Crypto Regulations

The latest development is part of the efforts by the CoFTRA to regulate the fast-growing digital asset space. According to the market watchdog, the number of registered crypto users in the country is 17 million from a population of approximately 300 million. The crypto bourse and clearing house were initially planned to be launched before the end of 2021 but were postponed, the latest being in June.

Commenting about the launch of the new platforms in a statement translated from Indonesian, the Head of the CoFTRA, Didid Noordiatmoko, said: "The establishment of the exchanges, clearing Clearing Clearing is a general term that simply means many different things depending on the subject and related industry. Most commonly, this refers to the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences, or the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse. In finance and banking, the word clearing has different meanings depending on the more specific business model. Moving checks from the bank where they were deposited to the bank on which they were drawn. Th Clearing is a general term that simply means many different things depending on the subject and related industry. Most commonly, this refers to the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences, or the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse. In finance and banking, the word clearing has different meanings depending on the more specific business model. Moving checks from the bank where they were deposited to the bank on which they were drawn. Th Read this Term house, and managers of the crypto asset depository is proof that the Indonesian government is present in an effort to create a fair crypto asset trading system that guarantees protection for the public."

CoFTRA's Crypto Regulations

Additionally, CoFTRA is planning to work with other financial institutions, including the Bank of Indonesia, the Financial Services Authority, and the Ministry of Finance, to mitigate the risks associated with the trading of digital assets. The regulator is also planning to engage the public to identify such risks.

"By their nature, crypto assets can experience a very drastic increase or decrease in value in a short time. For this reason, a good understanding of the community is needed, including the benefits and the potential risks of trading the digital assets," Noordiatmoko added.

In June alone, Indonesians transacted IDR 9 trillion (USD $600 million) worth of cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrencies By using cryptography, virtual currencies, known as cryptocurrencies, are nearly counterfeit-proof digital currencies that are built on blockchain technology. Comprised of decentralized networks, blockchain technology is not overseen by a central authority.Therefore, cryptocurrencies function in a decentralized nature which theoretically makes them immune to government interference. The term, cryptocurrency derives from the origin of the encryption techniques that are employed to secure the netw By using cryptography, virtual currencies, known as cryptocurrencies, are nearly counterfeit-proof digital currencies that are built on blockchain technology. Comprised of decentralized networks, blockchain technology is not overseen by a central authority.Therefore, cryptocurrencies function in a decentralized nature which theoretically makes them immune to government interference. The term, cryptocurrency derives from the origin of the encryption techniques that are employed to secure the netw Read this Term, which is an increase of 9% compared to the transactions in the previous month, CoFTRA noted. Additionally, the number of crypto users increased by more than 140,000 in the period. The popular cryptocurrencies traded in the archipelagic state include Tether, Bitcoin, ether, XRP, and Binance Coin.