Argentinian Workers Turn to Jobs That Pay Crypto

There has been a sharp rise in Argentinians choosing to work for companies that pay them in crypto rather than fiat, a new report has suggested. Speaking to the media outlet Criptonoticias, Jonathan Chester, the CEO of Bitwage claimed that in the past year, the number of Argentines who have used the platform to collect pay in crypto had grown by 250%. Criptonoticias added that the growth in crypto pay-receiving workers “may be even higher if other payment [methods and platforms] are also taken into account.”Bitwage added that Argentinian freelancers who use the platform are earning “around $3,000,” with higher-earning individuals making “up to $5,000,” a pay package that “far exceeds the average local salary.”Minimum-wage workers in Argentina can expect to make just $181 a