Push for Digital Currencies

According to Governor Perry Warjiyo, Bank Indonesia aims to introduce a digital rupiah currency. The country’s Central Bank has not yet decided which platform to use to utilize the currency, but the debate is ongoing. Indonesia saw a rise in digital currency transactions from the onset of the global pandemic COVID-19. As more countries continue to adopt the Central Bank-issued digital currencies, Indonesia doesn’t want to lag. In a report released last year, the number of crypto users in the…