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Token payroll and grants on Stacks

Toku pays teams and administers token grants in STX on Stacks.

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

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

Stacks with Toku at a glance

Tokens Toku supports on StacksSTX
What Toku runsToken grants, vesting, tax on vest, distributions and payouts
Coverage100+ countries, confirmed for each person before the first payment
Usage on Stacks$12 million in stablecoins (number 68 by supply, 12 November 2026)

About Stacks

Stacks is a smart contract layer for Bitcoin.

Transactions per second0.30 on average, measured November 12, 2026 over 50 minutes
Stablecoins on the network$12 million
Value locked in apps$58 million
Native tokenSTX
How we measured it: Hiro API (api.hiro.so/extended/v2/blocks) for the latest 300 Stacks blocks 9468792-9469091; TPS = tx_count in blocks 2..N (includes tenure-change and coinbase transactions) divided by the block_time difference.

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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 STX to each person's wallet on Stacks.
  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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Stacks payroll: frequently asked questions

Yes. Toku supports STX on Stacks 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 Stacks.
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 Stacks

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.