Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries

A new bill in Brazil offers to regulate voluntary salary payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, requiring employers to pay at least 50% of the pay in the Brazilian real.

Brazilian lawmakers are considering new legislation that would officially authorize employers to pay salaries to employees using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Federal deputy Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança has introduced a bill proposing regulation of crypto payments for wages, remunerations and labor benefits.

Filed on March 12, the bill PL 957/2025 legalizes voluntary and partial salary payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) while also requiring employers to proceed with a part of the pay in the national currency, the Brazilian real.

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