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December 15, 2017 06:58 pm GMT

This company is encouraging employees to take part of their salary in Bitcoin

With cryptocurrency values to continuing to skyrocket, at least one company is going to try to give its employees an incentive to invest in Bitcoin by offering it as a salary option. 

SEE ALSO: How to make sure you don't get swindled in an ICO

Japanese internet company GMO Internet Group will be rolling out the system in February 2018, according to a report from Coindesk. Employees will have the option to choose a portion of their monthly salary, ranging from 10,000 yen ( around $89) to 100,000 yen (or $888), to be paid to them in Bitcoin. 

GMO will also throw in a 10 percent bonus, as an incentive to encourage more investment, and the entire process will use GMO's own cryptocurrency referred to as "GMO coin." Read more...

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