DeSantis stated at a Monday event that the state of Florida is working on accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment. The governor stated that he had given state authorities instructions to “figure out ways where if a business wants to pay tax in cryptocurrency to Florida, we should be willing to accept that.”

In Florida, the regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies is favourable. Miami, the state’s largest city, debuted the MiamiCoin last year. Francis Suarez, the mayor of this city, is also accepting Bitcoin as payment for a portion of his salary. Miami is currently looking into ways to allow city employees to be paid in Bitcoin.