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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by sygma on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:56AM (#26065290)
> At the city level, [Miami mayor] Suarez’s ambitions are equally ambitious. He’s “looking at” ways to pay municipal employees a percentage of their salary in bitcoin and allow residents to use bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for “payments and fees,” including taxes.

https://www.coindesk.com/miami-mayor-previews-favorable-cryp...

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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by mywittyname on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:16AM (#26065587)
I bet people still earn $50,000 a year and pay $1,500 a year in property taxes; not 1.2 btc or whatever.
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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by FabHK on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:10AM (#26066360)
Exactly. As long as things are still denominated in fiat (and they are...), payment with BTC is just a gimmick.
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