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Wages Paid in Bitcoin? Bill Introduced in Brazil Might Make It Possible
18.3.2025
The bill seeks to allow wages and other labor-linked payments to be partially settled using virtual assets in Brazil and also calls for educating workers about volatility and transaction security issues. Lawmakers to Review Bitcoin Wages Bill in Brazil A new bill has been introduced in Congress...
Top Football Prospect to Be Paid in Bitcoin After Cinching College Contract
20.12.2024
The 2025 Polynesian Bowl All-Star signed with the University of Southern California and will use payments app Strike to receive a portion of his compensation in bitcoin (BTC). Newly Signed USC Linebacker Opts for Bitcoin Matai Tagoa’i one of the top college football prospects in the country...
Rise in Salaries Paid in Bitcoin as Employees Opt for Crypto Amid Economic Uncertainty
30.6.2023
Human Resources industry executives have noted that employees are willing to receive their salaries in Bitcoin (BTC), given the current hyperinflation and political conundrum in many regions worldwide.
Recent bank failures and volatility among fiat money are shifting people to opt for stablecoins...
McDonald’s, pizza and coffee paid in Bitcoin: The Plan B for crypto payments
2.11.2022
Crypto payments are taking off in a big way in Lugano, Switzerland with 60 merchants and counting
Bitwage Partners With Edge Wallet and Casa to Streamline Bitcoin Payroll Services to Mainstream Audiences
1.8.2022
The cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage announced on Monday that the company has partnered with the digital currency wallets Casa and Edge Wallet in order to “bring bitcoin payroll to mainstream audiences.” Now Edge Wallet and Casa users can connect to the Bitwage platform’s...
Strawweight Luana Pinheiro Becomes First Female UFC Fighter to Be Paid in Bitcoin
27.7.2022
On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency payments service company Bitwage announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Luana Pinheiro will be the first female UFC fighter to be paid in bitcoin. Pinheiro’s boyfriend, a UFC flyweight fighter, started getting paid in bitcoin last...
Report: Two South Koreans Paid in Bitcoin to Spy for North Korea
4.5.2022
South Korean law enforcement recently announced the arrest of a serving military captain and an operator of a cryptocurrency exchange on charges of spying for a North Korean hacker. In return for the acts of espionage, the two South Korean individuals were allegedly paid bitcoins worth a total...
MMA Entertainment Giant UFC to Pay Fighters Bitcoin Bonuses
7.4.2022
On April 7, the digital currency exchange Crypto.com announced that fighters from the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), will be able to win Fight Night bonuses that will be paid in bitcoin. Fight Night bonus payouts will vary depending on placement...
Cash App Introduces Paid in Bitcoin, BTC Roundup and Lightning Network Services
7.4.2022
At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Block, Inc., formerly Square, Inc., announced three new bitcoin services for the company’s mobile payment platform. The mobile payment platform Cash App will feature a “paid in bitcoin” service that allows users to auto-invest their work...
Cash App Rolls Out Service to Automate Getting Paid in Bitcoin
7.4.2022
Block’s mobile payment service also announced a feature to round up payments to buy bitcoin with the difference, and the ability to send bitcoin using the Lightning Network
Cash App Launches ‘Paid in Bitcoin’ Function, Adds Lightning Transfers
7.4.2022
Cash App, the mobile payments app developed by the Jack Dorsey-led payments firm Block, Inc., announced three new bitcoin functions today, including a new way to receive bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning Network.
Speaking at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on Thursday, Miles Suter...
Member of St. Maarten’s Parliament Plans to Have His Entire Salary Paid in Bitcoin Cash
19.3.2022
On Saturday, the leader of the United People’s Party and member of St. Maarten’s Parliament, Rolando Brison, announced that he’s become the first elected official to request his entire salary paid in bitcoin cash. Brison believes St. Maarten can be the “Crypto Capital...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Converts First Paycheck to Bitcoin and Ether via Coinbase
22.1.2022
The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has received his first paycheck in bitcoin and ether via Coinbase. “Promise made, promise kept,” the mayor said, referring to his promise to take his first three paychecks in cryptocurrency. Mayor of New York City Takes Paycheck...
Heavyweight Champ Francis Ngannou Plans to ‘Take Half of His UFC 270 Purse Paid in Bitcoin’
18.1.2022
The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has announced the mixed martial artist has partnered with the payments firm Cash App and plans to take half of his UFC 270 purse in bitcoin. Ngannou told his 620,100 Twitter followers that he believes “bitcoin can empower people...
NYC Mayor Undeterred by Falling Bitcoin Price, Says Buying the Dip Could Yield ‘Good Profit’
7.1.2022
The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, is not deterred by bitcoin’s volatility, noting that buying the dip could yield “a good profit.” He reiterated that he will receive his first three paychecks in bitcoin and will make New York City the center of blockchain technology....
NYC mayor getting paid in Bitcoin suggests buying the dip
6.1.2022
Should Eric Adams accept his first three paychecks in Bitcoin, he would likely acquire more than 1 BTC following the price drop to $42,948
Growing Number of US Mayors Want to Be Paid in Bitcoin
6.11.2021
A growing number of mayors in cities across the U.S. have said they want to be paid in bitcoin. The mayor of Miami said he is going to take his entire salary in the cryptocurrency, two other mayors will be converting their paychecks into bitcoin, and the mayor-elect of New York City will take...
New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Will Take First 3 Paychecks in Bitcoin, Promises to Make NYC Center of Crypto
6.11.2021
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams says that he will take his first three paychecks in bitcoin. He has also promised to make NYC the center of crypto. “NYC it’s going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing innovative industries,” he said. Eric...
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Gets Paid in Bitcoin, Gives Away $1 Million in BTC
3.11.2021
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking a portion of his salary in bitcoin. He also gave away $1 million in the cryptocurrency to his fans in collaboration with Square’s Cash App. “I believe in bitcoin,” he said, adding that “the future is bright.”...
Pro-Bitcoin Miami Mayor Says He Will Take Next Paycheck 100% in BTC
3.11.2021
The mayor of the U.S. city of Miami says that he is going to take 100% of his next paycheck in bitcoin and become the first American politician to accept a salary in cryptocurrency. The mayor is currently trying to build his city into a bitcoin capital of the world. US Politician Wants to...