Firmus Technologies will build a 360MW AI data centre campus in Indonesia through a partnership with Nvidia and DayOne. The deal gives Firmus access to up to 170,000 Nvidia AI chips and could generate up to US$30 billion in customer agreements.

Indonesia is tightening its grip on crypto marketing, introducing new rules that require influencers who promote digital assets to obtain official certifications before recommending investments to the public.

Indonesia blocked access to Polymarket after users placed bets on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before his term ends in 2029. Authorities said the platform violated the country’s gambling laws and warned that prediction markets involving political speculation would not be allowed.

About 72% of licensed crypto exchanges in Indonesia were still losing money in 2025, even though the country now has more than 20 million crypto users. Trading volume fell as many users moved to overseas platforms with lower fees and easier access, leaving local exchanges struggling to compete.

Robinhood is entering Indonesia by acquiring a local brokerage and a crypto trading platform, giving it fast access to the country’s growing retail investor market. The company plans to offer US stocks and cryptocurrencies while keeping the local firms’ licences and gradually expanding its services after regulatory approval.

Indonesian authorities have arrested a Bandung-based hacker accused of exploiting a critical flaw inside the trading platform Markets.com—an incident that has quickly brought light to the limitations of Know-Your Customer identification as a primary defense mechanism for crypto exchanges.

Indonesia’s Finance Ministry has enacted sweeping changes to its crypto tax regime, raising income taxes for miners and sellers while removing value-added tax (VAT) obligations for buyers

Kenya’s High Court has delivered a seismic blow to Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project, ordering the immediate deletion of all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens.

Trump’s “Liberation Day” policy enacts sweeping tariffs, starting at 10%, with steep levies on China (34%), the EU (20%), Taiwan (32%), and Israel (17%). Markets have reacted sharply, wiping out Bitcoin’s recent gains. Is a global trade war imminent?

Indonesian authorities are investigating a cryptocurrency scam where victims were tricked into transferring large sums to bank accounts, including those linked to Bank Central Asia (BCA). BCA has responded by pledging full cooperation with law enforcement and urging customers to stay vigilant against fraud.