Methodology and disclosure
Who publishes this guide
PayContractorsInCrypto is published by Toku (WorkCo, Inc. d/b/a Toku), which pays contractors in stablecoins and offers employer of record, global payroll and token grant administration. Toku is one of the providers compared, and we rank it first. This is not an independent review: Toku pays for this site, and no other provider paid to be listed.
Legal sources
Every legal point links to a government source: IRS Notice 2014-21, the IRS digital asset FAQ, the current Form 1099-NEC, W-9 and W-8 instructions and Publication 515, HMRC's Cryptoassets Manual and GOV.UK, and OFAC's published FAQs, all checked on November 10, 2026. They describe general rules, not advice for your situation.
Which providers we include and how we rank
We include services whose own websites show they pay contractors in crypto or stablecoins. We rank for a company paying contractors in several countries that wants the steps around the payment handled in one place, weighing, in order: how much of that work the service handles (agreements, tax details, invoice approval, records and tax forms); supported assets and countries; and published price. Franklin and Rise state 1099 filing, which Toku's pages don't. Provider facts come from each provider's own website on the date shown.
Corrections
If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us with a link to the source and we'll fix it.