Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao told TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that 90 percent of the exchange’s employees receive their salaries in $BNB, the platform's native token. Other companies that pay their employees using cryptocurrencies include Japan’s GMO Group, Coinbase, and many others. In order for crypto to be widely adopted, companies within the sector will have to begin setting a precedent in an attempt to demonstrate the potential of decentralized systems.