Pay Contractors in Cryptocurrency
Send Bitcoin, USDC, or ETH directly to contractor wallets — no exchange intermediary, on-chain settlement in minutes.
Explore the global contractor payments platformTraditional wire transfers take 3–5 days and cost $25–$50 per transaction in SWIFT fees. For companies paying contractors in crypto-native economies — Argentina, Nigeria, the Philippines — stablecoins and Bitcoin are not just a preference, they are the fastest way to move value across borders without losing it to banking friction.
Bitwage routes crypto payouts directly to contractor wallets after locking the FX rate at execution. A contractor in Buenos Aires can receive USDC in under a minute, while another in Lagos gets Bitcoin settled on-chain within the same payroll run. You upload one CSV; Bitwage handles currency conversion, routing, and on-chain settlement simultaneously.
Every crypto payment includes on-chain transaction hashes for full auditability. OFAC screening runs before every payment execution. Contractors receive email or wallet notifications on settlement. No manual reconciliation — every payout syncs automatically to your accounting integration.
How Bitwage Solves This
- Powered by the global contractor payments platform
- FX rate locked at payment approval — zero slippage
- OFAC screening before every payment execution
- Full audit trail and ERP-ready export
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Frequently Asked Questions
Contractors can receive Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDC stablecoin, and USDT. Each contractor configures their own wallet address and allocation. You can pay 100 contractors in the same run, some receiving USDC and others receiving BTC.
USDC on supported chains typically settles in under 60 seconds. Bitcoin confirmations depend on network congestion — Bitwage uses on-chain payment tracking so contractors see the transaction hash immediately on execution.
Yes. Bitwage uses a FX rate lock — the conversion rate is fixed when you execute the payroll run. What you approve is what contractors receive, with no slippage between execution and settlement.
Contractors provide their wallet address through a simple onboarding flow. They do not need to maintain a Bitwage balance — payouts go directly to their external wallet.
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