
Team Bitwage
Get paid in #Bitcoin and #stablecoins, regardless of your employer. No permissions needed. Our payroll, invoicing, and benefits solutions are tailored for the decentralized age, making payroll simple.
Get paid in #Bitcoin and #stablecoins, regardless of your employer. No permissions needed. Our payroll, invoicing, and benefits solutions are tailored for the decentralized age, making payroll simple.
Simplify cross-border contractor payments with blockchain—instant payouts, low fees, and transparent compliance for global teams.
By 2025, 98% of remote workers say they want the freedom to work away from the office for the rest of their careers—proof that remote work is no longer a pandemic experiment but the new normal for remote teams of every size operating across different locations. In this guide, you’ll learn the proven frameworks, tech stacks, and cultural habits that top leaders use to keep global remote teams aligned, motivated, and delivering their best work—no matter where in the world they log on.
Remote-first talent is exploding: freelancers already account for 46.6% of the world's workforce—about 1.57 billion people. By April 2024, the share of job ads explicitly open to fully remote talent had climbed 31% in just six months, while 66 countries now compete to attract digital nomads with dedicated remote-work visas—up from 40 the year before. Behind those headlines lies a macro shift: contractor-management platforms are on track to double to $4.1 billion by 2028, giving companies turnkey infrastructure to legally hire employees and independent contractors anywhere.
The independent workforce is massive: in the U.S. alone, 72.7 million people now work outside traditional payroll jobs, making contractor compliance a front‑burner issue for every growth‑minded company. As many businesses and global companies expand hiring internationally, they rely on independent contractors for independent work, specialized skills, and high quality work across time zones.
By Q4 2023, the global average cost of sending $200 in remittances hovered at 6.4%, more than double the UN's SDG target of 3% for remittance costs. Digital channels trimmed that to just 4.96%, compared to 7.0% via non-digital methods. Globally, remittance flows climbed 4.6% from $865 billion in 2023 to $905 billion in 2024, underscoring migrants' vital economic role worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries, remittances reached $656 billion in 2023, surpassing both foreign direct investment and official development assistance.
Get paid in #Bitcoin and #stablecoins, regardless of your employer. No permissions needed. Our payroll, invoicing, and benefits solutions are tailored for the decentralized age, making payroll simple.
Founders of Bitwage
Involved in the crypto space since 2014, Damian has managed communities, created blockchain-based spaces, and submerged himself in crypto and blockchain technology.