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Man explains why he chose to take his entire salary in Bitcoin

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Bitcoin is the first and by far the most famous of a new breed of "cryptocurrency" - designed to let people operate independently of banks and national governments.

You'll have heard stories of the fabulous wealth early adopters made - seeing their Bitcoins rise in value from a few pence to thousands of pounds each.

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