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Starting Bitwage, An International Payroll Company That Uses Bitcoin

Jonathan Chester & John LindsayApril 11, 2025
Starting Bitwage, An International Payroll Company That Uses Bitcoin

Key Takeaways

  • I became interested in Bitcoin during the fall of 2013, while leading the inside sales team for Oracle open source support in Kansas and Iowa.

I became interested in Bitcoin during the fall of 2013, while leading the inside sales team for Oracle open source support in Kansas and Iowa. Our territory isn’t the first states that come to mind when one thinks of technology and financial innovation; our customers were the excellent university systems, as well as staid financial service companies and enterprises in Des Moines and the western suburbs of Kansas City.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions about Starting Bitwage, An International Payroll Company That Uses Bitcoin

I became interested in Bitcoin during the fall of 2013, while leading the inside sales team for Oracle open source support in Kansas and Iowa. Our territory isn

Bitwage's Bitcoin payroll solution lets employees receive a portion of their salary in Bitcoin automatically, without requiring employers to hold crypto. It works with any existing payroll system.

No. Bitwage has no monthly subscription fee. You only pay a small per-transfer fee when you send a payment. This makes it ideal for companies that pay contractors on irregular schedules.

About the Author

Jonathan Chester & John Lindsay

Jonathan Chester & John Lindsay

Jonathan Chester and John Lindsay are the co-founders of Bitwage, pioneering Bitcoin and stablecoin payroll solutions since 2014. Together they've built one of the most trusted cross-border payment platforms for remote teams.

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