Heaptalk, Jakarta — Treasury, a digital gold investment platform, announced has officially registered in the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (BAPPEBTI) with license number 001/BAPPEBTI/PED/12/2021. The publishing of official licenses aims to provide security and certainty for people to invest in digital gold through Treasury, particularly Indonesia.
The Director of Treasury, Yudi, delivered a statement during the press conference, “We are extremely grateful to BAPPEBTI for contributing the advice during due diligence series in the process of reaching a license as the first digital gold trader in Indonesia. This initial certificate becomes legitimacy to prove Treasury is a safe, secure, and reliable digital gold application for people in Indonesia. Therefore, we will continue to support society in accomplishing a better future,”
The capability of gold as a place of hedging has been proven amid the presence of other new investment alternatives. Many observers consider the comparative supremacy of this investment asset is still relevant in 2022 as the year of economic recovery.
Gold has proven its eminence as an investment asset resistant to crisis. This investment asset indicates its price enhancement by 21% or equitably of USD 61,18 per gram compared to the gold price before the COVID-19 pandemic of USD 50,51 (1 USD equals Rp. 14,305) per gram.
“Digital gold, assisted by the utilization of technology, has become the latest category of investment instrument. This category is accessible and interested in the public increasingly. The government as the regulator is responsible for ensuring the safety of society in investing to encourage the digital gold industry development maximally,” said Tirta Karma Senjaya, Head of BAPPEBTI Market Development and Development Bureau (13/22).
Tita also added, “On the other hand, We also maintain business conditions to take place equitably, overtly, and competitively to present optimal services for society,” said Tirta Karma Senjaya, Head of BAPPEBTI Market Development and Development Bureau (13/22).
The Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia has accelerated the adoption of investment applications, including digital gold investment. According to Yudi, the number of digital gold investors in Teasury in December 2021 has risen by more than 230%. The public interest enhancement in digital gold investment has made the license of BAPPEBTI becomes powerful legitimacy for Treasury as a trusted digital gold application.
“Treasury has always been committed since its establishment in November 2018 to educating investors about the importance of preparing various financial goals as early as possible by presenting various superior products and programs.” said Yudi.
“One of them is the convenience of having digital gold assets starting from IDR 5,000 without registration fees and storage costs to facilitate society in gaining an equal opportunity to plan their future with digital gold investment,” added Yudi in a closing statement.
