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The Ministry of Trade along with Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority will conduct a series of meetings to take steps and decisions regarding the use of digital currency.

In a discussion themed '‘Synergy of Trading Industry based on Commodity, Warehouse Receipt System, and Commodity Auction Market in the Era of Digital Trading in Encouraging National Economic Growth’  which was held in Jakarta on Wednesday, (February 7), Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita explained that crypto- currency, such as bit-coin, is rampant in Indonesia.

Thus, the government cannot keep being silent, but the government must take a number of decisions. However, Minister Enggar ensures that digital currency cannot be used as a means of payment in Indonesia.

"But certainly, bit-coin as a payment tool cannot be used. I can say that it is almost certain. There is no underline and so on. We do not know the form or the person. It's so a lot now and so rampant," Enggartiasto Lukita said.

Minister Enggartiasto further explained that some options have been included in the considerations for decision making. On the same occasion, Vice Chairman of the National Economic and Industrial Committee -KEIN, Arif Budimanta is grateful that digital currency in Indonesia is prohibited from using it. He views that this digital currency is not clear and moving on the basis of expectations./// (VOI/Sekar/RHM)