With the positive note from Indonesian Ministry of Trade, they are hoping to launch their own national crypto exchange. So this is nothing like their own digital currency but fully functioning National Crypto Exchange which will be under direct control of Indonesian Government.
This is positive because Indonesia wants individual and businesses to get involved with the crypto market alongside the stocks and shares and thus dont want to be left out of any kind of market.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade is reportedly aiming to roll out a national crypto exchange by June this year, six months after its previous target of December 2022.
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan shared the new target launch date on Feb. 2 at the opening of Crypto Literacy Month in Jakarta, noting that the government is currently reviewing which companies meet their criteria to become part of the exchange, according to local reports.
Government even wants their public to be actively involved in the same and has asked to be patient about its launch. The government is also as excited as any inidvidual would be about the Crypto exchange like this and that too backed up by Government itself.
According to the source, the clearing house of nation is involved as escrow thus securing all the trades between buyer and sellers.
I think these are some of the good steps that every nation should follow while preparing their own budgets everywhere. It could really take the crypto in right direction and can work alongside the normal assets.
There are five active crypto exchanges that are currently registered with the country’s regulators, and according to Zulkifli, the ministry’s crypto exchange could encompass all of them.
While these exchanges are currently facilitating all trades within the nation, the ministry’s exchange would act as a clearing house and custodian in the local crypto market.
A clearing house is essentially a mediator between a buyer and seller, ensuring the transaction goes smoothly. At the same time, its role as a custodian would see it manage the movement of assets between the two parties.
The trade minister urged the public to be patient with the national crypto exchange, saying: “Let us not rush because if it is not ready, things will get messy. The government does not want this to massively take a toll on the public because people do not know much [about crypto trading].”
As previously reported by Cointelegraph, Indonesia had planned to set up its crypto exchange by the end of 2022, but it was delayed due to a number of obstacles.
Indonesia targets launch of its national crypto exchange by June