Kentucky Police Chief's Salary Paid in Bitcoin
News that a small-town police chief from Vicco, Kentucky, will accept his salary in bitcoin has taken the web by storm. Later today, Vicco's mayor Johnny Cummings will make the transaction: sending bitcoin from the town's wallet to Police Chief Tony Vaughn. "The city has a bitcoin account now," Cummings explained, "Thursday's the pay period so today we're going to transfer his money." But Vicco's involvement with bitcoin doesn't stop here. Cummings announced that he and Vaughn would donate their salaries for the month to a wallet setup for donations to the embattled town. Long-term....
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