{"id":249862,"date":"2026-11-10T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=249862"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:15:58","slug":"miami-dade-county-now-accepts-bitcoin-for-property-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=249862","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade County Now Accepts Bitcoin for Property Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami-Dade County Now Accepts Bitcoin for Property Taxes<\/a><\/p>\n

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Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez said Monday his office has begun accepting bitcoin for property tax payments, both online and in person, while converting every transaction into dollars before the money reaches the county.<\/p>\n

Fernandez announced<\/a> the change in a statement on the Tax Collector\u2019s website, calling it a way to give property owners another option without putting public funds into the asset. Payers can select a cryptocurrency option during online checkout or request it at the counter, then connect a supported exchange account or digital wallet and authorize the payment.<\/p>\n

A third-party system converts the bitcoin into U.S. dollars at the time of payment, the office said, so it never holds, invests in or manages any cryptocurrency. The office said it still receives the full dollar amount owed and records the transactions in its standard payment reports, without county workers maintaining digital wallets.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment must keep up with the times and the needs of the people we serve,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cBy accepting Bitcoin as a payment option, we are giving property owners another way to pay their taxes, whether online or in person, while continuing to offer the traditional payment methods they already know and trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the office is \u201cembracing new technology without compromising our responsibility to protect taxpayer dollars.\u201d Whether someone pays with bitcoin or a conventional method, he said, \u201cour office receives the full amount owed in U.S. dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

The office did not name the payment processor or say whether bitcoin payments carry a convenience fee. Card and mobile-wallet payments already carry a nonrefundable 2.50% fee online, with a $2.50 minimum, the office\u2019s payment-methods<\/a> page shows. Traditional options, including checks, cards, cash and fee-free eChecks, remain available. The announcement covers property taxes, and the option is voluntary.<\/p>\n

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JUST IN: Miami-Dade now accepts Bitcoin for property taxes and can be paid both online and in person pic.twitter.com\/lI285z4B79<\/a><\/p>\n

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A 4% discount is still on the clock<\/h2>\n

The change landed in the middle of Florida\u2019s property tax collection season. Miami-Dade opened<\/a> the 2026 tax roll on Oct. 30 and is urging owners to pay by Nov. 30 to lock in a 4% early-payment discount under Florida law<\/a>. The discount falls to 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February, with the full amount due in March. Unpaid bills generally become delinquent April 1.<\/p>\n

Under the office\u2019s existing rules, discounts are based on the date a payment is submitted online or in person. Fernandez has been promoting a \u201cSave the Max\u201d campaign around that calendar, noting that an eligible $5,000 tax bill would save $200 if paid in November. Payments can be made at the office\u2019s 13 locations, through T-Connect mobile units or online around the clock at mdctaxcollector.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Miami\u2019s long courtship of bitcoin payments<\/h2>\n

The move closes a loop the county opened years ago. In 2021, Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins put forward a resolution to study letting residents pay<\/a> county taxes and fees with bitcoin, after Miami Mayor Francis Suarez pushed<\/a> to let residents pay city fees and taxes in bitcoin and explored paying city workers in it. The city of Miami also launched MiamiCoin, a token tied to the Stacks protocol, as part of that campaign.<\/p>\n

Fernandez, elected in November 2024, had earlier served on Miami-Dade\u2019s Cryptocurrency Task Force, his official biography<\/a> notes.<\/p>\n

The office called Miami-Dade one of the first government agencies in the country to accept the payments. Colorado has taken<\/a> cryptocurrency for state taxes since 2022, converting it to dollars through a third party, and Utah later opened<\/a> a similar option for individual income taxes. Detroit announced<\/a> in 2024 that it would start accepting cryptocurrency for city taxes and fees in mid-2025, also settling in dollars.<\/p>\n

Florida lawmakers, meanwhile, revived<\/a> a 2026 bill to create a state Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve after a 2025 effort was withdrawn. The Senate measure, CS\/SB 1038, died<\/a> in an appropriations committee in March and never became law.<\/p>\n

For now, Miami-Dade is offering a narrower door: bitcoin can be used to pay the property tax bill, and the county keeps none of it.<\/p>\n

This post Miami-Dade County Now Accepts Bitcoin for Property Taxes<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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