CBDC is a tool to combat Bitcoin, says Bank of Indonesia exec
“CBDC would be part of an effort to address the use of crypto in financial transactions,” Bank of Indonesia’s assistant governor Juda Agung said. Central bank digital currencies (CBDC), digital versions of national currencies introduced in response to growing cryptocurrency adoption, would be an essential tool for combating crypto, according to the Bank of Indonesia.The central bank of Indonesia is considering launching a digital rupiah to “fight” against cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Bank of Indonesia’s assistant governor Juda Agung said at a recent parliamentary meeting.“A CBDC....
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In a public statement, the Bank of Indonesia warned against the risks of using bitcoin and emphasized that it is not currency or a legal payment tool. The bank added that any risks incurred with owning digital currencies should be shouldered by its owners. Prior to this, the governor of the Bank of Indonesia already said that using bitcoin breaks a number of the country's laws. The latest statement doesn't necessarily ban its use but contains strongly-worded statements against the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin in Indonesia. While other countries that formerly had a skeptical stance on bitcoin....
Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, is reportedly considering issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to fight the use of cryptocurrency. “A CBDC would be one of the tools to fight crypto. We assume that people would find CBDC more credible than crypto,” said an assistant governor of the central bank. Central Bank Sees CBDC as Tool to ‘Fight Crypto’ Juda Agung, an assistant governor of Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, talked about cryptocurrency and central bank digital currency (CBDC) during his parliamentary “fit....
After banning crypto payments back in 2017, Indonesia is looking to allow payments in a digital rupiah currency. The Bank of Indonesia is one of the latest global central banks to announce state digital currency plans amid a major spike in the country’s digital payments.Governor Perry Warjiyo said Tuesday that Indonesia’s central bank is planning to launch a digital rupiah currency as a legal payment instrument in Indonesia, Reuters reports.The official noted that the rupiah is the only legally accepted currency for payment in the country so far, and BI will be looking to regulate a....
Next up issue a bitcoin warning: Indonesia. The Indonesian central bank's deputy governor - Ronald Waas - said that using the digital country violates some of the country's laws and echoed much of the concerns other central banks have already vocalized. The news comes from Indonesian news website Kontan. But despite the fact bitcoin isn't legal tender in Indonesia, Waas stated the central bank has no plans to stop the digital currency, but the central bank is working with the Ministry of Communications to learn more about the use of digital currency in the country. Still, Waas believes....
Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, has issued a new statement defining its stance on bitcoin. The comments bear similarities to others released over the past few months, but suggest the government will now take a hands-off approach to digital currency. Today's statement differs slightly from the reports issued last month, in which Bank Indonesia's deputy Governor suggested digital currency might break the bank's rules. Since then, representatives from the local bitcoin business community have participated in informal discussions with regulators to clarify the boundaries of their....