Indonesia Central Bank Launches White Paper on Planned Digital Currency

Sumber: Reuters | Editor: Anastasia Lilin Yuliantina

KONTAN.CO.ID -  JAKARTA. Indonesia's central bank on Wednesday unveiled plans for a digital rupiah currency that will use blockchain technology, as the country sees a boom in digital transactions.

The move follows that of many central banks around the world that are developing so-called central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), either in the form of retail tokens to be used directly by consumers or wholesale tokens to be used by banks within the financial system.