Digital Gold Transactions Reach 30.9 Million Grams in Q1 2026, Surging 246 Percent

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Digital trading transactions for the physical gold market at the Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (ICDX) or the Indonesia Derivatives and Commodity Exchange (BKDI) reached 30.9 million grams in the first quarter of 2026. This figure surged 246 percent compared to the same period the previous year, which stood at 8.9 million grams. “The transaction growth in the first quarter of 2026 demonstrates that digital physical gold trading is increasingly popular among the public,” said ICDX Director Nursalam in his statement on Wednesday (15/4/2026). In detail, based on ICDX data, the total transactions from January to March 2026 amounted to 30,921,382 grams, up from 8,941,108 grams in the first quarter of 2025. Throughout 2025, total digital gold transactions at ICDX reached 56,595,115 grams. According to Nursalam, ICDX will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders, including regulators such as the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti), to develop the digital gold trading ecosystem in Indonesia. “Given the trends in the first quarter of 2026, we are optimistic that transactions will grow positively by the end of the year,” he said. According to him, oversight is conducted across all components of the ecosystem, from the exchange as the trading venue, clearing institutions that guarantee and settle transactions, to depository institutions that store physical gold. “This is to ensure protection for the public, so that this ecosystem can continue to grow and serve as an alternative investment,” he stated.