Salary Paid in Cryptocurrency? 31% Say Yes in Survey • Live Bitcoin News

A new survey shows that a surprising number of people are willing to have their salary paid in cryptocurrency.

There is a consensus that for cryptocurrency to become mainstream, most businesses have to accept it as a means of payment. People go back and forth on how you can’t really use Bitcoin to buy a cup of coffee, and this is a valid point. However, another factor in mainstream adoption that is often left out of the conversation is paying people their salary in virtual currencies. A new survey shows that a good percentage of people are now willing to have that happen.

Cryptocurrency Salary Survey Says…

A new survey by Sage asked 1000 people on whether they would be okay with having their salary (or a portion of their salary) paid in cryptocurrency. A total of 31 percent of the respondents said yes, versus 69 percent that said no.

The age breakdown of the yes votes is pretty interesting. 18 percent of people ages 18 to 24 were willing, compared to 33…