JAKARTA - The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has again corrected on Monday, December 15. In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has fallen by about 2% and is moving in the range of US$88,500 or equivalent to Rp1.47 billion.
Financial Expert Ajaib, Panji Yudha, said that this weakening occurred in line with the wait-and-see attitude of market participants ahead of the crowded global macroeconomic agenda in the next few days, especially from the United States and Japan.
In the US, the market is paying attention to the release of a number of labor indicators as well as inflation data that will be a reference for the direction of the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy.
"This weakness is triggered mainly by concerns from Japan, where the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise the interest rate at the December 18-19 policy meeting to 0.75%, the highest level since 1995," he said.
Because according to Panji, the previous BOJ interest rate hikes (March, July 2024, and January 2025) had triggered sharp selling in the crypto market due to Japanese capital withdrawals or carry trades that reduced global liquidity.
In addition, from the regulatory side, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released guidelines on best practices for storing and safeguarding crypto assets for the public.
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The guide highlights the advantages and disadvantages of using cold storage compared to hot wallets, and emphasizes the importance of securing private keys to minimize the risk of losing assets.
Even though the price of Bitcoin is depressed, institutional investor interest is still solid. Panji noted that the Bitcoin Spot ETF recorded a positive performance with a weekly net inflow of US$286.60 million in the period of December 8-12, 2025, after successfully reversing the outflow at the beginning of the week.
"This performance was achieved after the ETF managed to reverse the initial outflow of the week, proving that long-term institutional buying interest is still solid," he explained.
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