Indonezijska borza pridobi 6 milijonov dolarjev za financiranje serije A pod vodstvom Pantera Capital

Indonezijska borza kriptovalut Pintu je s financiranjem serije A pridobila 6 milijonov dolarjev.

Pantera Capital, ki se je sam opisal kot prvi institucionalni upravitelj premoženja ZDA, ki se je osredotočal izključno na kriptovalute in tehnologijo veriženja blokov, je vodil naložbo. Pridružila sta se jim neodvisno podjetje tveganega kapitala Coinbase Ventures in Intudo Ventures, ki vlaga samo v indonezijska podjetja.

V naložbenem krogu so sodelovali tudi Blockchain.com Ventures, Castle Island Ventures in Alameda Ventures.

As an exchange, Pintu specializes in first-time crypto investors. One of its projects is the Pintu Academy, which helps new traders to learn more about cryptocurrency upon starting out. Reports indicate that the company uporabil the multimillion dollar investment towards product development, marketing, and recruitment.

Former bitcoin (BTC) incubator employee Jeth Soetoyo founded Pintu in 2020. The CEO je bil prej behind PT Rupiah Token Indonesia, a blockchain technology startup based in Jakarta. Here, Soetoyo developed the stablecoin Rupiah Token (IDRT). Based on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, IDRT’s price was tethered to that of the official Indonesian rupiah.

Kripto podnebje v Indoneziji

This May has been eventful for Indonesia’s crypto space. On May 25, poročila the country was getting in on the CBDC act, joining the likes of Japan, South Korea, and China in doing so. They, in turn, form part of the 85% of the world’s central banks actively researching CBDCs.

Raziskava Banke za mednarodne poravnave v tej zadevi je zaključila, da 60% teh centralnih bank preizkuša tehnologijo za ustvarjanje CBDC. 14% se je že odločilo za testiranje alfa. Ob vsem tem je Bank Indonesia razkrila, da namerava ustvarjanje digitalne rupije postaviti med svoje glavne prednostne naloge.

Earlier in the month, the Indonesian government announced its considerations towards a tax on cryptocurrency trades. The country once ranked in the top three for crypto ownership, a status it has since lost. However, tax officials in Indonesia believe it is in the middle of a digital asset boom. Despite this, the ban on cryptocurrencies as a form of payment is still in place.

Vlada še ne bo sprejela končne odločitve glede tega rezultata. Po poročilih pa bi končni predlagani davek znašal 0.05%. Le polovico toliko, kot je davek plačal vlagateljem na indonezijski borzi.