Tokenized equity compensation, made payroll-ready.

Grant, vest, withhold, and distribute tokenized equity to employees anywhere in the world — fully compliant, from a single platform.

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Compliance designed for every jurisdiction.

Settling equity onchain doesn't change what tax authorities expect. Tokenized equity compensation triggers the same withholding, reporting, and classification obligations as traditional equity. Toku handles that complexity across 100+ countries.

Tax withholding at vesting

Tokenized equity triggers income tax at vesting, same as RSUs. Toku's Tax Engine calculates and remits withholding in every jurisdiction the employee works.

Multi-jurisdiction reporting

Employees in the US, UK, Singapore, and Germany each have different filing obligations. Toku generates country-specific reports and filings automatically.

Classification handled

Compensation income, capital gains, or securities income — the answer varies by jurisdiction, grant structure, and timing. Toku applies the correct treatment in each case.

What Toku handles.

The infrastructure to pay global teams with onchain assets — compliantly.

Tax withholding & payroll

Real-time tax withholding calculations across 100+ jurisdictions. Statutory deductions, employer contributions, and country-specific filings — handled automatically.

Stablecoin payroll

Pay employees in stablecoins with full tax compliance. Learn more →

Global EOR

Hire and pay employees in 100+ countries without local entities. Labor law compliance, benefits, and payroll for teams compensated in tokenized securities.

Connected to the systems you already trust.

Toku integrates with your existing custody, wallet, and payroll infrastructure.

Custody & wallet integrations

Direct integration with multi-sig and custodial wallet providers. KYC/AML wallet onboarding for all recipients, with full audit trail.

Audit-ready reporting

W-2s, country-specific filings, immutable audit trails for every token-related compensation event. SOC II Type II compliant.

The only platform that connects onchain compensation to global payroll.

	Toku	Legacy payroll providers	Crypto-native tools
Token grant administration	Full lifecycle	No	Partial — issuance only
Tax withholding on token vesting	100+ jurisdictions	No	No
Stablecoin payroll	Yes	No	Some — no compliance
Global EOR	In-house, 100+ countries	Some	No
KYC/AML wallet onboarding	Yes	No	Some
Audit-ready reporting	Yes	Fiat only	No

Toku is the only platform that combines tokenized equity compensation support, stablecoin payroll, tax withholding across 100+ jurisdictions, and global employer of record services in a single platform — purpose-built for companies compensating teams with onchain assets.

The trading infrastructure is ready. Compensation is the next layer.

Tokenized equity compensation is when companies grant employees stock, RSUs, or other equity awards as blockchain-based security tokens instead of traditional shares. These tokens represent the same legal ownership rights and are subject to the same securities regulations — but they settle, transfer, and are custodied onchain.

Regulated secondary markets for tokenized equities are now live. FINRA has approved the first broker-dealer to custody tokenized securities and underwrite onchain IPOs. Institutional asset managers are launching tokenized funds. The infrastructure for issuing and trading tokenized securities is maturing fast.

But none of that solves what happens when a company wants to use tokenized equity to compensate someone. Tokenized equity compensation creates the same tax withholding, reporting, and classification obligations as traditional equity — across every jurisdiction where employees work. That requires payroll infrastructure purpose-built for onchain assets, not just issuance and trading rails.

Frequently asked questions

Tokenized equity compensation is when companies issue employee stock grants, RSUs, or other equity awards as blockchain-based security tokens. These tokens represent the same legal ownership rights as traditional shares — they're real securities, not utility tokens. The difference is that they settle, transfer, and are custodied onchain rather than through legacy transfer agents. For employees, the vesting, tax treatment, and economic exposure work the same way as traditional equity compensation.

Yes. Tokenized securities operate within existing securities regulations. The SEC has confirmed that federal securities laws apply regardless of whether ownership is recorded onchain or offchain. FINRA has approved broker-dealers to custody tokenized securities and underwrite onchain offerings. The key requirement for companies offering tokenized equity compensation is having compliant payroll infrastructure that handles tax withholding and reporting in each jurisdiction where employees work.

Toku's Tax Engine calculates withholding obligations in real time across 100+ jurisdictions at the point of vesting. When tokenized equity vests, Toku determines the correct tax treatment based on the jurisdiction, grant structure, and local regulations. Withholdings are remitted through Toku's payroll infrastructure, and all activity — from the vesting event through the tax filing — is documented in audit-ready reports.

Token compensation refers to paying employees or contributors with a project's native token — governance tokens, utility tokens, or protocol tokens. Tokenized equity compensation refers to traditional shares (stock grants, RSUs, options) issued as regulated security tokens on a blockchain. The tax treatment, regulatory classification, and payroll obligations differ significantly between the two. Toku's platform supports both.

Toku supports RTAs, RTUs, token options, TPAs, TARs, phantom grants, derivative-like structures, and token warrants. Custom structures can also be configured. Each structure has different tax implications depending on the jurisdiction, and Toku's platform applies the correct treatment automatically. Learn more about Toku's token grant administration.

Yes. Toku supports hybrid compensation structures where part of an employee's pay is in fiat currency, part in stablecoins, and part in tokenized equity or native tokens. All components run through the same platform with unified tax withholding, compliance, and reporting. This is increasingly common for crypto-native companies that want to offer competitive onchain compensation alongside traditional salary.

Tokenized equities are here. Make them payroll-ready.

Book a demo to see how Toku handles tokenized equity compensation, stablecoin payroll, and global employment for onchain-native teams.