GMO Internet, a Japanese company, will pay part of the salaries of its employees in bitcoin, so they can better understand the operation of this virtual currency.
The company, which operates several online businesses including page management, advertising and financial services, will be able to pay its employees in Japan a fraction of their monthly salary of up to 100,000 yen (890 dollars, 755 euros) in bitcoin from February.
Employees can receive salary in bitcoin if they want, They hope to improve the understanding of the virtual currency by using it.
This offer will be available to its nearly 4,000 group employees in Japan, said the company representative. The company started bitcoin exchange operations in May.
Next month he will join the bitcoin miners, which will entitle him to receive more virtual coins in exchange for helping the security of the network that supports this asset.
The price of bitcoin has risen this year, from a price of $ 1,000 in January 2017 to a level of $ 13,000 reached this week.