I assume they have rules around how you acquire, otherwise ask your company to make you a contractor so you work for $1 but have the right to buy $XXXX of crypt

I assume they have rules around how you acquire, otherwise ask your company to make you a contractor so you work for $1 but have the right to buy $XXXX of crypto every month for another $1. If you have the savings to live a year + happy with the risk you could be income tax free?