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        "id": 1758128,
        "msgid": "head-of-digital-asset-supervisory-agency-shares-tips-for-safe-crypto-transactions-1779542027",
        "date": "2026-05-22 17:52:17",
        "title": "Head of Digital Asset Supervisory Agency Shares Tips for Safe Crypto Transactions",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Adi Budiarso, head of OJK's Digital Asset Supervision, says the crypto market in Indonesia is growing, with 1,464 tradable assets recorded by 2026. He urges investors to verify licences on the OJK site and to trade only via licensed traders (about 25) from the 1,464 options, after checking each asset's history. He advises investing with money set aside after meeting living costs, noting high risk but potentially high returns, and highlights that OJK and exchanges ICEx and CFX maintain a watchlist of around 1,450 safe assets, with roughly 5 million assets in circulation.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 CNBC Indonesia: The Executive Head of the Supervisory\nAgency for Financial Technology Innovation, Digital Financial Assets and\nCrypto Assets (ADK IAKD) at OJK, Adi Budiarso, has revealed that crypto\nassets continue to grow. By 2026, the number of tradable crypto assets\nhad reached 1,464.<\/p>\n<p>He shared tips for choosing safe digital asset or crypto investment\ninstruments for Indonesians. The first step is to check the licensing of\nthe crypto asset on the OJK website.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Which ones roughly have licences? So the providers of crypto assets\nare traders, their transactions are on an exchange. Traders that have\nlicences currently number 25. Please pick that, and choose one of the\n1,464. Check the history first, then decide,\u2019 he said at the Jogjakarta\nFinancial Festival 2026 on Friday (21 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Adi also urged the public to buy crypto assets using \u2018cold money\u2019 or\nfunds left after meeting living costs because these assets carry high\nrisk.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Use money for invest in crypto that is money after you have saved\nfor retirement and daily needs. This carries high risk but returns can\nbe extraordinarily high. Could be 100%, 200%, and 1000%,\u2019 he\nstressed.<\/p>\n<p>He also illustrated that crypto assets have grown rapidly year on\nyear. For example, 10,000 bitcoin in 2010 were worth the price of a\nslice of pizza.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sekarang 1,4 triliun. Nilainya terus meningkat,\u2019 Adi explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to Adi, OJK and the crypto exchanges in Indonesia, namely\nInternational Crypto Exchange (ICEx) and Central Finansial X (CFX), have\na list of crypto assets that are safe to trade for Indonesians.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have a list or watchlist of crypto assets that can be traded and\nin line with recommendations from OJK and the industry. There are around\n1,450, while the number of circulating crypto assets is around 5 million\nor more,\u2019 he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/head-of-digital-asset-supervisory-agency-shares-tips-for-safe-crypto-transactions-1779542027",
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