The idea of creating a new currency based on cryptography. Another use of cryptography can support people's lives in the field of buying and selling digital currencies called cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is not regulated by the government, and does not include the official currency. This concept is the basis in the birth of digital currencies that we are currently familiar with the term Bitcoin, which is used as a means of payment like the currency in general.
Pros and cons regarding the use of Bitcoin currency as a means of payment, occurs not only in Indonesia, but also in other countries. This is because Bitcoin has not fulfilled some elements and criteria as currency applicable in Indonesia. Bitcoin is also not a currency issued by the state, but issued through the cryptography system of computer networks. In terms of being, Bitcoin is not a coin, paper, silver or gold.
for me personally, bitcoin is legitimate and lawful, as long as bitcoin is not used for the purpose of speculation, cheating, and other criminal purposes. halal to be used as an investment tool, to be halal which requires similar currencies and values to be the same and cash is also fulfilled because Bitcoin transactions exchange currency between Bitcoin. unless otherwise different, the bitcoin may be exchanged for Rupiah, Dirham, United States Dollar or any other currency.
If viewed from the point of view of the advantages and disadvantages of Bitcoin have both if used as currency, namely the absence of a legal umbrella that regulates the circulation of Bitcoin currency. In addition there is no single institution that is responsible if there is abuse against Bitcoin such as theft, money laundering, fraud, and other criminal acts. Bitcoin has no recognition of national borders, is unaffected by political conditions in government, acts as a protected value of inflation, and as a new form of community savings that is applied with a system that is not troublesome because the role of the bank as an intermediary has been eliminated.
this I still not understand, I still need to learn a lot about cryptography and blockchain, in fact I also have not really understand about bitcoin. right now i'm reading a lot of sources about bitcoin. my understanding is still limited about maker, supplay, wallet, and bitcoin market. including about the basic functions and laws of money in a country.