The City of Williston is only the third municipality in the United States to accept cryptocurrency for bill payments.
The City of Williston made a big announcement for the whole state of North Dakota and the entire nation! Williston is the first North Dakota city to accept digital cryptocurrency as a form of payment for utility bills. Not only that, Finance Director, Hercules Cummings as saying that Williston is only the third municipality in the whole country to offer the service. Effective immediately, Williston residents are able to pay their utility bills with BitPay.
Other modern payment options will also be available to Williston residents this year.
Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) retracement to $44,000 hasn’t stopped the broader adoption of cryptocurrency across the U.S.
What Happened: City of Williston in North Dakota said it would accept cryptocurrency as payment for utility bills since June 2021.
“We are the first municipality in the State of North Dakota, and the third in the nation, to offer this service,” Hercules Cummings, Williston s Finance Director, explained on the city’s official website.
The city has partnered with Bitcoin service provider BitPay to facilitate these crypto transactions.
Citizens would be able to use their funds from crypto exchanges like Binance and
Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) to make payments locked in at a particular exchange rate while shielded from volatility risks.
A city in the U.S. state of North Dakota has begun accepting cryptocurrencies for utility bill payments. The city’s finance director says, “We are the first municipality in the state of North Dakota, and the third in the nation, to offer this service.”
Williston firefighters commended for service during Oregon wildfires willistonherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from willistonherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.