Limited supply coupled with increasing demand has driven the price of Bitcoin to near US$10,000. As a result, the market capitalization of Satoshi Nakamoto's cryptocurrency continues to climb. The price of Bitcoin in 2017 has increased by 947 percent to US$9,977 from US$952 at the end of 2016.
Data from coinmarketcap.com shows that Bitcoin's market capitalization has reached US$166.7 billion, or approximately Rp 2,250 trillion at an exchange rate of Rp 13,500 per US dollar. This amount is sufficient to finance Indonesia's government spending of Rp 2,221 trillion. Despite ongoing debate, the price of Bitcoin continues to rise, nearing US$10,000.
Advances in digital technology and global saturation with physical currency have fueled the emergence of digital currencies. Holding a country's physical currency exposes its value to inflation. Holding Bitcoin, however, tends to increase in value.
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