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Token payroll and grants on NEAR

Toku pays teams and administers token grants in NEAR on NEAR.

Toku is an employer of record and global payroll provider in 100+ countries, paying teams in local currency or stablecoins. For teams building on NEAR, Toku handles token compensation in NEAR: grants, vesting schedules, tax withholding when tokens vest, and the transfers themselves. NEAR Protocol is a layer 1 network.

NEAR Foundation uses Toku for its team.

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

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Updated · Usage figures from DefiLlama stablecoin and chain data

NEAR with Toku at a glance

Tokens Toku supports on NEARNEAR
What Toku runsToken grants, vesting, tax on vest, distributions and payouts
Coverage100+ countries, confirmed for each person before the first payment
Usage on NEAR$131 million in stablecoins (number 30 by supply, 12 November 2026)

About NEAR

NEAR Protocol is a layer 1 network.

Transactions per second11.7 on average, measured November 12, 2026 over 1 hour
Stablecoins on the network$131 million
Value locked in apps$164 million
Native tokenNEAR
How we measured it: FastNEAR neardata (mainnet.neardata.xyz/v0/block) for 60 block heights sampled evenly from 224214158 to 224219995 (2026-11-12T12:24:36Z to 2026-11-12T13:24:43Z): mean signed transactions per height in newly included chunks across all shards (7.25) times the height rate (1.62/s). Receipts are not counted.

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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 NEAR to each person's wallet on NEAR.
  4. Grant, vesting and payment records stay together for audits and tax filings.

Teams on NEAR that pay with Toku

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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NEAR payroll: frequently asked questions

Yes. Toku supports NEAR on NEAR 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 NEAR.
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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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.

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