The Interplay of Financial Availability, Herding Behavior, and Cryptocurrency Investment Experience Moderated by Government Policy: A Study from Indonesia

Jul Aidil Fadli; Toto  Rusmanto; Yohannes  Kurniawan; Yanthi  Hutagaol-Martowidjojo

doi:10.48161/qaj.v4n4a1144

Authors

Jul Aidil Fadli Accounting Department, School of Accounting, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta 11480, Indonesia;
Toto Rusmanto Accounting Department, School of Accounting, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta 11480, Indonesia;
Yohannes Kurniawan Information Systems Department, School of Information Systems, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta 11480, Indonesia;
Yanthi Hutagaol-Martowidjojo Finance (International Program), Accounting Department, School of Accounting, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta 11480, Indonesia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v4n4a1144

Abstract

This study investigates how financial availability and herding behavior influence the experience of investing in cryptocurrencies, with government policies serving as a moderating factor. This study involved 297 individuals who actively invest in cryptocurrencies in Indonesia. A structural equation model with partial least squares (PLS-SEM) approach was used in this study. The results show that financial availability and government policy affect cryptocurrency investment experience. Meanwhile, government policies have been shown to strengthen the influence of herding behavior. The results also show that herding behavior has no direct effect on cryptocurrency investment experience. Similarly, there is no evidence that government policies can moderate the effect of financial availability on cryptocurrency investment experience. The results show the importance of assessing the financial availability of investors in their investment activities and highlight the importance of government policies to increase the convenience of investing.

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