I’ve been offered all sorts of things as a fee for my services. My favorite offer was of a house in Mexico. I turned it down, telling the potential client I didn’t have time to visit Mexico, much less own a house there.
Accepting property as a fee is trouble brewing. You have to declare a value for transaction for tax purposes. The value of most things is what you can sell it for. I’d rather practice law than become a broker in miscellaneous items.
So what about Bitcoin? Can a lawyer accept payment for legal fees in Bitcoin?
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September 26, 2016
Satoshi Nakamoto.
Remember that name. Whether he actually exists or not is an open question. But there is little doubt Nakamoto’s 2008 paper describing the creation of Bitcoin was one of the most revolutionary acts of the earIy 21st century.
What is Bitcoin?
The governments of the world can’t tell you. They can’t agree. Some define it as property. Some call it currency. Sometimes, it is regarded as both currency and property.
There are millions of Bitcoin in the world, but you’ll never see one. Bitcoin, you see, are digital events, pulses of...
September 26, 2016
Satoshi Nakamoto.
Remember that name. Whether he actually exists or not is an open question. But there is little doubt Nakamoto’s 2008 paper describing the creation of Bitcoin was one of the most revolutionary acts of the earIy 21st century.
What is Bitcoin?
The governments of the world can’t tell you. They can’t agree. Some define it as property. Some call it currency. Sometimes, it is regarded as both currency and property.
There are millions of Bitcoin in the world, but you’ll never see one. Bitcoin, you see, are digital events, pulses of...
September 26, 2016
Satoshi Nakamoto.
Remember that name. Whether he actually exists or not is an open question. But there is little doubt Nakamoto’s 2008 paper describing the creation of Bitcoin was one of the most revolutionary acts of the earIy 21st century.
What is Bitcoin?
The governments of the world can’t tell you. They can’t agree. Some define it as property. Some call it currency. Sometimes, it is regarded as both currency and property.
There are millions of Bitcoin in the world, but you’ll never see one. Bitcoin, you see, are digital events, pulses of...
September 26, 2016
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