The mayor of New York will get paid in Bitcoin

He won the mayoral election of New York on Tuesday and one of his first decisions was to collect his paycheck in ... Bitcoinach. Eric Adams quickly showed that New Yorkers will not be bored with him, and that cryptocurrencies are to be one of the pillars of his local government policy and activities. More and more companies are choosing to add cryptocurrencies as their daily payment methods.

Same announcement that Eric adams will collect a salary for the position held in Bitcoins, that's not all. On Twitter, the mayor of New York also wrote that the city under his rule would quickly become the world center of the cryptocurrency industry.

"In New York, we're always going all the way, so I'm going to download my first three Bitcoin payouts when I become mayor [the elect has not yet officially been appointed - ed. ed.]. The city of New York will also be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries. Just wait! "  - announced via Twitter by Eric Adamswho won the city elections on Tuesday.

It didn't take long for him to find followers. The Miami Burmese also tweeted straight away Francis Suárezwho also wrote that withdrawing in cryptocurrency is a great idea and would gladly use it. 

The mayor of New York earns $ 21. USD per month. At the current rate, it is approx. 0,34 BTC and this is what will be sent to his wallet address after the first month of his term of office.

Cryptocurrencies under thatched roofs in the USA

Cryptocurrencies are becoming more and more popular in the USA. And this is not about investment fashion, but their actual adoption in everyday life and business, for which promoters have fought for years blockchain technology. In August this year, one of the largest American cinema chains - AMC - which owns Odeon, announced that it will allow customers to pay for cinema tickets, popcorn and BTC concessions by the end of the year. 

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In the AMC announcement, we read that these are tests that could turn into something bigger, because the company is investigating "how AMC can still participate in this new, flourishing cryptocurrency universe." Immediately after the publication of this information, AMC shares went up by 6%.

More and more companies accept cryptocurrencies. Among them, such giants as Microsoft, Wikipedia and the American mobile operator AT&T.

Cryptocurrencies from Burger King, NFT from McDonald's

On November 1, Burger King started an interesting promotional campaign. Clients using the application Robinhood will be able to receive free cryptocurrencies in restaurants of this chain in the USA. Anyone who orders for min. $ 5 and register it in the app, it will get free Dogecoins (DOGE), Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). There is a total of 2 million DOGE, 200 ETH and 20 BTC to be given. However, one person can only get one reward per day.

Burger King has been betting on cryptocurrencies for a long time. Already in 2016, in some of the chain's restaurants in the Netherlands, it was possible to pay for orders via BTC. However, from 2020 it is possible in some branches in South America.

Competition, however, is also awake. McDonald's relies on non-exchangeable tokens. First NFT by McDonald's were introduced in China to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the restaurant's operation in the country. This country was chosen as one of the most interested markets in the world. Nothing is known about the plans for the USA or Europe, and even more so for Poland.