New York Yankees employees can get partially paid in Bitcoin with NYDIG partnership

Bitcoin (BTC) investment company NYDIG publication On July 14, a multi-year partnership with the American baseball team New York Yankees made it the official Bitcoin payroll platform for the team.

The agreement allows Yankees employees to convert part of their salary to Bitcoin as part of the Bitcoin Savings Plan (BSP), NYDIG’s workplace benefits package. As part of the BSP, Yankees employees do not have to pay transaction or custody fees.

According to a NYDIG survey, 36% of employees under the age of 30 are interested in receiving a portion of their revenue with Bitcoin, the press release said. The study also found that about one in three of these employees, when choosing from the same job, wants to work for a company that supports Bitcoin payments, a press release. Added.

Kelly Brewster, Chief Marketing Officer of NYDIG, said in a statement:

“For Yankees and beyond, the opportunity to assign paychecks to Bitcoin savings plans is one of the most efficient ways to save Bitcoin, and the dollar cost averaging method smoothes bumps along the way. can.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin prices have recovered above $ 20,000 after falling on July 13, after US inflation reached a 40-year high of 9.1%.