Indonesia treats crypto as a tradable financial asset, and it regulates the venue. Supervision of digital financial assets including crypto moved from the commodity-futures regulator Bappebti to the financial services authority OJK: the handover was signed on 10 January 2025, the same date POJK No. 27 of 2024 took effect. Under that regime a Penyelenggara Perdagangan Aset Keuangan Digital is licensed by OJK, and it is forbidden to trade any digital financial asset that is not on the list (Daftar Aset Keuangan Digital) fixed by the exchange — so what a resident can legally trade is a bounded list on a licensed venue.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a ETHFI perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
8 venues open Ether.fi perps to traders in Indonesia.
Aster
Avantis
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
Lighter
ParadexFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Sellers of crypto assets in Indonesia pay a final income tax under Article 22 at 0.21% of the transaction value.
Trading ETHFI from Indonesia: legal.
Regulator for Ether.fi trading in Indonesia: Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), the Financial Services Authority, which took over from Bappebti on 10 January 2025.
For Ether.fi traders in Indonesia: Identity verification is mandatory for crypto platforms serving residents.
Indonesia traders can fund Ether.fi positions using Bank Transfer, QRIS (QR code payment) and Mobile Money (DANA).
11 platforms serve Indonesia for Ether.fi trading, among them Aevo, Aster and Avantis.