{"id":7394,"date":"2022-02-09T12:07:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T12:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=7394"},"modified":"2022-02-09T12:07:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T12:07:38","slug":"jackson-tennessee-follows-miamis-lead-to-adopt-bitcoin-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=7394","title":{"rendered":"Jackson, Tennessee follows Miami’s lead to adopt Bitcoin operations"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jackson, Tennessee is the latest city in the United States moving to adopt Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) payments and mining, following recent crypto developments in Florida.<\/p>\n

Jackson Mayor Scott Conger announced<\/a> Wednesday that the city is actively exploring the option to pay its employees in cryptocurrency in addition to mining Bitcoin and adding it on the city\u2019s balance sheet. The mayor hinted that the city is looking to enable payrolls in several digital assets, mentioning coins like Bitcoin, Ether (ETH<\/a>), and Litecoin (LTC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal government will lead the way in #Bitcoin adoption, and along with it, usher in a new industrial revolution with sustainable economies that will help close the wealth gap,\u201d Mayor Conger said<\/a> in a Thursday tweet.<\/p>\n

The latest announcement comes shortly after Mayor Conger joined the crypto community\u2019s \u201claser eyes\u201d flash mob, changing his Twitter profile picture to include laser eyes earlier this week. The crypto laser eyes trend emerged<\/a> in February, with industry leaders and users changing their Twitter profile avatars to include laser eyes in support of Bitcoin’s price surge.<\/p>\n

The mayor\u2019s move follows in the steps of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who\u00a0backed a major initiative<\/a> to allow Miami residents to pay taxes and receive salaries in Bitcoin. The city commission has already supported a resolution to explore Bitcoin as an acceptable investment for municipal funds. A Miami-Dade County commissioner backed a similar tax resolution<\/a>\u00a0in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just following your lead,\u201d the Jackson mayor said<\/a> in response to Mayor Suarez\u2019s support of his latest crypto move.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s my guy! https:\/\/t.co\/Nk5tZ96tMA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mayor Francis Suarez (@FrancisSuarez) April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n


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