Indonesia's top Islamic body forbids use of crypto as currency

Indonesia's top Islamic body forbids use of crypto as currency

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The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), a top body of clerics, has ruled that using cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is unlawful in Islam, but trading of digital assets could be allowed, one of its leaders said on Thursday.

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