Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa Bay, Florida, has announced that she will begin accepting her paycheck in Bitcoin (BTC), according to multiple sources who attended Florida’s Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit.
Castor made the announcement Friday morning on day two of the Summit, which is being held at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. According to people who attended the event, crypto lending platform Celsius Network will facilitate the mayor’s BTC payments.
BREAKING NEWS: #Tampa Mayor @JaneCastor just announced she's accepting @FrancisSuarez challenge of taking her pay in #Bitcoin with the help of @NukeGold @CelsiusNetwork at the #FL Bitcoin & Blockchain Summit.@APompliano @CoinDesk @Cointelegraph @LedgerInsights
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