The Bank of Indonesia will launch a government bond-backed digital shield CBDC to create a "national version of stablecoin."

ChainCatcher news, Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo announced at the "Indonesia Digital Financial Economy Festival and Fintech Summit 2025" held in Jakarta that the central bank plans to issue digital central bank securities, which are a tokenized version of government bonds and will be built on the country's central bank digital currency. Warjiyo stated, "We will issue Indonesian central bank securities in digital form—a digital shield backed by government bonds, which is Indonesia's national version of a stablecoin." This initiative is seen as an important step in integrating blockchain technology into Indonesia's monetary system.