2026-01-04 14:24:37

I recently got a copy of this forecast book and came across a pretty interesting section—about what the world will look like in 1000 days. One point that left a deep impression is: in the future, companies might pay employees not with traditional fiat currency, but directly with Tokens.

At first glance, it sounds a bit ahead of its time, but upon closer thought, it’s not impossible. There are already quite a few Web3 projects doing this—paying part of employee salaries in tokens. With this setup, employees automatically become stakeholders in the project, and their salary fluctuations are directly linked to the project's development.

Of course, this requires several supporting conditions: sufficient token liquidity, high market acceptance, and a regulatory environment that keeps pace. Mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have already built a solid ecosystem foundation. For token-based compensation to be widely adopted, it will likely depend on projects that truly have practical value to support it.

What do you think? Do you believe this prediction is credible?

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gas_fee_therapy

· 17h ago

Getting paid in tokens sounds good, but in real scenarios? After the project team scams the investors and the token drops to zero, employees' salaries are gone too. Who would dare to accept that?

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ShamedApeSeller

· 21h ago

Token salaries sound appealing, but when it comes to actually cashing out, it depends on whether you can convert them to cash. Most project tokens are just paper wealth.

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SchrödingersNode

· 01-06 18:19

Hmm... sounds good, but I'm more concerned about whether those trash coins will directly rug pull my salary. --- As for token salaries, honestly, it's about betting on the project team's reliability. Feels like a pretty risky move. --- There are already people doing this now, but most employees immediately dump the tokens they receive, haha. --- Tokens with insufficient liquidity as salary? That's just monopoly money, brother. --- The key is that fiat currency still has to be taxed. How is the tax on token salaries calculated? Probably haven't thought about that. --- If the project team paid me in BTC or ETH as salary, I would agree. Small altcoins? No way. --- That idea sounds nice, but in reality, it's just shifting the risk onto employees. The capitalists win again. --- Web3 projects have long tried paying salaries in tokens, and then a bunch of them went bankrupt. Why haven't you seen this show? --- 1000 days? I think we need to wait another 1000 years for regulations to catch up.

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Ser_This_Is_A_Casino

· 01-04 14:54

Token salaries sound great, but how many actually dare to fully accept this? The risk is too high. Even the project team is dumping tokens; why should we believe employees will hold their tokens steadily? Honestly, it's just a different way of cutting the leeks; with enough liquidity, it's actually easier to crash.

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BlockBargainHunter

· 01-04 14:51

This idea is good, but it's still too idealistic. The problem is that most cryptocurrencies don't have that high a level of recognition. Token salaries sound great, but who will bear the risk? Employees are still just workers. To put it simply, it depends on whether the project itself has real output. Air coins are an immediate gg.

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DYORMaster

· 01-04 14:50

Token salaries sound good, but it depends on the project itself... Air coins are pointless no matter how much you give. --- This logic sounds comfortable, but liquidity, recognition, and regulations are all essential. --- Honestly, there are very few projects capable of doing this. Don't be fooled. --- 1000 days? Ha, I think I need to wait until regulations loosen up first. --- Employees become gamblers; everyone’s happy when they make money, but the project dies with not a penny gained... It's a chilling thought. --- Mainstream coins are still okay to talk about, but 99% of tokens can't even be used to pay salaries. --- This idea essentially shifts the risk onto employees. Don't romanticize it. --- It's interesting, but the premise is that the token must have real value backing it. --- Why not just pay in stablecoins directly? Why go through all this?

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OnChainDetective

· 01-04 14:46

nah, transaction patterns suggest most projects doing this are just masking dilution schemes tbh. traced through multiple hops—typical rugpull signature wrapped in "alignment incentives"

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GasFeeCryBaby

· 01-04 14:42

Token salaries sound good, but honestly, it's just betting on whether the project can survive. Who bears the risk? --- 1000 days? I can't gamble that far ahead. The tokens I hold are already losing value. --- Sufficient liquidity, high recognition, and regulatory compliance... Ha, none of these three conditions have been met. It's a bit too optimistic to say that. --- Mainstream coins are okay, but most project-issued tokens are no different from air coins. Wake up. --- Turning employees into stakeholders sounds nice, but in reality, it's just shifting the risk onto the workers while the project team makes all the profit. --- Are there already projects doing this? Then why haven't I seen many that are doing well? --- Forget it, I still want real money in hand. Tokens are just clouds.

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Ser_APY_2000

· 01-04 14:27

Token salaries really depend on whether the project team has integrity; otherwise, it's just a disguised way of harvesting profits from investors.

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