More Than a Third of Workers in One Survey Said They’d Like to Be Paid in Crypto

    
    Some workers want cryptocurrency instead of dollar bills in their paychecks.
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    From New York City Mayor Eric Adams to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the idea of getting paid with cryptocurrency?has made its way into the headlines. A recent survey suggests interest in the notion could be spreading, with more than a third of workers surveyed saying they’d like some of their paycheck to be delivered in crypto.
    Released in March by?financial services company SoFi, the study found that 36% of 1,600 HR leaders and employees surveyed wanted to receive part or all of their paycheck in cryptocurrency. Also, 42% of respondents wanted to receive nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, as a performance reward.
    The survey was conducted last December and is part of a report from a company called The Future of Workplace Financial Well-Being. Other findings from the survey: 75% of workers had at least one source of major financial stress, 51% felt more stressed about their finances in 2021 than ever before, and 25% either got a second part-time job or took on more credit card debt.
    Cryptocurrency is being given a more serious look by the mainstream. US?President Joe Biden signed an executive order in March to have the Treasury Department investigate the risks and benefits of government digital assets.