In Japan, a company has announced that it will pay some of its employees' salaries with the virtual currency Bitcoin.

In the statement made by GMO Internet Group, it is stated that since March of 2018, 100,000 yen (about 870 dollars) of 4 thousand employee salaries will be offered with a crypto currency payment option.

In a statement that emphasizes that the virtual currency will be paid based on reciprocity between the employer and the employee, it is noted that the payment made with Bitcoin is in line with the laws of the country.

It was stated that the decision was to promote Bitcoin's adoption.

A few days ago, the value of the virtual currency, Bitcoin, which rises to 19 thousand dollars, began to be traded on the CBOE market in Chicago, USA under the code "XBT".

Over $ 280 billion in market value, Bitcoin, the international pharmaceutical company Pfizer, and US telecommunications companies are leaving behind giants such as AT & T and Verizon.

The total market value of other virtual currencies close to 1,200 in the world is around 400 billion.

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