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Bank Indonesia Mulls Digital Currency as a Way to ‘Fight’ Crypto

  • BI has studied central bank digital currency since early 2021
  • Crypto assets have significant impact on financial system
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Indonesia’s central bank wants a digital form of the rupiah to “fight” cryptocurrencies as it considers whether to issue such a tender, said a senior official.