Is crypto legal in Indonesia?
Banking ban / restricted
Cryptocurrency is legal to trade and hold but cannot be used as payment.
Indonesia is one of 18 countries classified “Banking ban / restricted” for cryptocurrency — 18% of the 100 with data. (Also searched as crypto, Bitcoin.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Malaysia
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Brunei
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Singapore
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Cambodia
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
- Philippines
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Vietnam
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to trade and hold but cannot be used as payment.
Other laws in Indonesia
- Gambling Age
- Gambling prohibited
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