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Token payroll and grants on Hedera

Toku pays teams and administers token grants in HBAR on Hedera.

Toku is an employer of record and global payroll provider in 100+ countries, paying teams in local currency or stablecoins. For teams building on Hedera, Toku handles token compensation in HBAR: grants, vesting schedules, tax withholding when tokens vest, and the transfers themselves. Hedera is a public network run by a governing council of organizations.

Salary itself can be paid in local currency, or in stablecoins on Ethereum, Tron, Solana, BNB Chain and Hyperliquid.

Updated · Usage figures from DefiLlama stablecoin and chain data

Hedera with Toku at a glance

Tokens Toku supports on HederaHBAR
What Toku runsToken grants, vesting, tax on vest, distributions and payouts
Coverage100+ countries, confirmed for each person before the first payment
Usage on Hedera$26 million in stablecoins (number 55 by supply, 12 November 2026)

About Hedera

Hedera is a public network run by a governing council of organizations.

Transactions per second6.14 on average, measured November 12, 2026 over 22 minutes
Stablecoins on the network$26 million
Value locked in apps$23 million
Native tokenHBAR
How we measured it: Hedera mirror node mainnet-public.mirrornode.hedera.com/api/v1/blocks for 600 consecutive record-file blocks 102248749-102249348 (2026-11-12T12:52:20Z to 2026-11-12T13:14:27Z); TPS = sum of block count (all transaction types: crypto transfers, contract calls, HCS messages) divided by the span from the first block's start to the last block's end. A 120 s check with /api/v1/transactions gave 2.9 TPS (bursty traffic) and per-block counts matched exactly.

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How it works

  1. You set up grants and vesting schedules in Toku, or approve a payout.
  2. Toku calculates the tax due when tokens vest and handles withholding and reporting.
  3. Toku sends HBAR to each person's wallet on Hedera.
  4. Grant, vesting and payment records stay together for audits and tax filings.

How Toku pays your team

Employees are hired and paid through Toku’s employer of record, with salary set and withheld in local currency and the net pay sent in stablecoins through stablecoin payroll. Contractors are paid through contractor management, and token compensation runs through token grant administration.

See how payout times compare across networks on stablecoin settlement times, and compare costs on the pricing page.

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Hedera payroll: frequently asked questions

Yes. Toku supports HBAR on Hedera for token compensation and payouts, and confirms the arrangement for each person before the first payment.
Yes. Toku tracks grants and vesting schedules, works out the tax due when tokens vest, handles withholding and reporting, and sends the tokens on Hedera.
Yes. Toku pays salaries in local currency or in stablecoins such as USDC and USDT on Ethereum, Tron, Solana, BNB Chain and Hyperliquid.
No. Toku's employer of record hires employees for you in 100+ countries, and contractors are paid through Toku's contractor management.

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Talk to us about token payroll on Hedera

Tell us who you pay, where they work and which network your treasury uses. We'll show you how salary, contractor payouts and token compensation work for each person, with an itemized quote.

Salary is set and withheld in local currency, and Toku confirms the stablecoin arrangement for each person before the first payment.