TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) recorded a monthly decline in crypto asset transactions of Rp29.24 trillion in January 2026.
"This aligns with the downward trend in prices of several major crypto assets globally," said Hasan Fawzi, acting Chief Executive of the Capital Market, Financial Derivatives, and Carbon Exchange Supervisory Agency, at a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Total crypto transactions throughout January 2026 decreased by 10.53 percent compared to Rp32.68 trillion in December 2025. Despite the decline in transaction value, the OJK stated that consumer confidence in the digital financial asset ecosystem, including crypto assets, remains well-maintained.
Meanwhile, the OJK recorded 1,457 crypto assets and 127 digital financial asset derivatives (AKD) available for trading in February 2026.
OJK data shows that the number of digital financial asset trading consumers reached 20.70 million. This number grew 2.56 percent compared to December 2025, with 20.19 million consumers.
Similar to crypto assets, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) recorded a decrease in the value of digital asset derivative transactions to Rp8.01 trillion. This represents a 6.88 percent decrease on a monthly basis. The value of digital asset derivative transactions reached Rp8.60 trillion.
The OJK has approved licensing for 29 entities in the crypto trading ecosystem. These entities include one crypto exchange, one clearing, guarantee, and settlement institution, two custodians, and 25 digital financial asset traders. The OJK also approved eight supporting institutions: six payment service providers and two banks that hold consumer funds.
The OJK stated that it is currently in the process of evaluating business license applications and/or approvals from prospective crypto asset trading operators, consisting of two exchanges, two clearing institutions, two custodians, four digital asset trading institutions (CPAKD), and one payment service provider.
Meanwhile, throughout February 2026, the OJK reported imposing administrative sanctions in the form of written warnings against two providers in the financial technology innovation sector and two providers of financial assets and crypto assets for violating Financial Services Authority Regulations.
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