{"id":362945,"date":"2021-11-05T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tampa-mayor-to-accept-pay-in-bitcoin-report\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T16:15:00","slug":"tampa-mayor-to-accept-pay-in-bitcoin-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tampa-mayor-to-accept-pay-in-bitcoin-report\/","title":{"rendered":"# Tampa mayor to accept pay in Bitcoin \u2014 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Tampa mayor to accept pay in Bitcoin \u2014 Report  <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTEvZDdkZWUzZjMtYzBkZC00MDNkLWJiYTItMWU0OTk4ZTk2YmY1LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa Bay, Florida, has announced that she will begin accepting her paycheck in Bitcoin (BTC), according to multiple <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabeBHiggins\/status\/1456626072917848072\">sources<\/a> who attended Florida\u2019s Bitcoin &amp; Blockchain Summit.<\/p>\n<p>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,\u00a0 crypto lending platform Celsius Network will facilitate the mayor\u2019s BTC payments. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tampa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tampa<\/a> Mayor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaneCastor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JaneCastor<\/a> just announced she&#8217;s accepting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrancisSuarez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrancisSuarez<\/a> challenge of taking her pay in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> with the help of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NukeGold?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NukeGold<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelsiusNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CelsiusNetwork<\/a> at the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FL<\/a> Bitcoin &amp; Blockchain Summit.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APompliano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@APompliano<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinDesk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoinDesk<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cointelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cointelegraph<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LedgerInsights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LedgerInsights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabe \u20bf Higgins (@GabeBHiggins) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabeBHiggins\/status\/1456626072917848072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The news quickly spread across Crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, with Bitcoin evangelist Anthony Pompliano <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APompliano\/status\/1456630197898338313\">noting<\/a> that a total of four U.S. mayors have begun accepting at least a portion of their paychecks in BTC. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another mayor has decided to take their salary in bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>The running count is now 4 mayors across the United States this week.<\/p>\n<p>Tag your mayor and ask them if they are bitcoin-friendly \ud83d\ude42 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pXzyd661NM\">https:\/\/t.co\/pXzyd661NM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pomp  (@APompliano) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APompliano\/status\/1456630197898338313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Castor\u2019s decision <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to have been influenced by Miami\u2019s Francis Suarez, who recently became the first mayor to accept a portion of his salary in Bitcoin. Newly-elected New York City Mayor Eric Adams quickly followed suit by announcing that he will accept his first three paychecks entirely in the cryptocurrency. <\/p>\n<p>Suarez and the newly-elected Adams have been vocal about turning their respective cities into crypto hubs. Following his election, Adams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1456311827550384129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1456311827550384129%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fnews%2Fnyc-and-miami-mayors-duke-it-out-on-twitter-over-who-is-the-bigger-crypto-advocate\">declared<\/a> that New York City will become the \u201ccenter of the cryptocurrency industry.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In New York we always go big, so I\u2019m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor. NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1456311827550384129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers will accept part of $22M salary in Bitcoin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite experiencing several bouts of extreme price volatility this year, Bitcoin returned to record highs in late October and continues to trade above $60,000. 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Castor made the announcement Friday morning on day two of the Summit, which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":362946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTEvZDdkZWUzZjMtYzBkZC00MDNkLWJiYTItMWU0OTk4ZTk2YmY1LmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74937,74863,74355,6642,70954],"class_list":["post-362945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-bitcoin-price","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-adoption","tag-florida","tag-miami"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}