Although the national religious council in Indonesia, which has a Muslim majority, has decided that cryptocurrencies are haram and their use is prohibited, government-backed cryptocurrencies are attracting great interest from Indonesian investors.
Cryptocurrency, which attracted great attention, was given as a gift from the groom to the bride at a wedding that took place recently.
Jordan Simanjuntak, who works as a business development manager at riv.co.id, a crypto trading company, recently gifted his wife, Johana Dwi Utama, to whom he married 1.11 Bitcoin worth 719 million Indonesian Rupees.
“By giving this Bitcoin to my wife, I hope my wife can continue the savings to be given to our children and grandchildren later on,” Jordan said. said.
Expressing that he has been accumulating cryptocurrencies since 2019, Jordan said that they have now started to invest in crypto with his wife.
Johana Dwi Utama, who stated that she is very happy that her husband gifted Bitcoin, said, “I am really happy. I am also a metaverse fan and have a portfolio of metaverse coins at Triv where my wife works.”
*Not investment advice.