Employer Wants Cryptocurrency Back From Employee After Price Soars 700%, Offe...

Employer Wants Cryptocurrency Back From Employee After Price Soars 700%, Offe...

A company paid an employee for his work done in cryptocurrency. However, after the price of the cryptocurrency skyrocketed 700%, the employer wants the coins back, offering to pay the employee in U.S. dollars instead. Employer Wants Crypto Back After It Rose 700% Marketwatch published a letter to The Moneyist columnist, Quentin Fottrell, Monday from someone asking for advice about crypto payments he received from his employer. The Moneyist is a service that provides answers to all sorts of dilemmas, and Fottrell is the publication’s personal finance editor as well as The Moneyist....


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