# \[Discussion\] Compensation Valuation in light of Token Price Volatility **URL:** \ **Category:** Near Community and nodes\ **Tags:** bounties, daos\ **Created:** [December 19, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/discussion-compensation-valuation-in-light-of-token-price-volatility/11178 "2021-12-19T18:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![David\_NEAR](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/david_near/32/43414_2.png) [@David\_NEAR](https://gov.near.org/u/David_NEAR)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/discussion-compensation-valuation-in-light-of-token-price-volatility/11178/2 "2021-12-20T09:40:44Z")
> [@ALuhning](#): > > **1. Adopting USD** - while effective at stabilizing a valuation, it feels off to me and a little counterintuitive to the whole idea of the crypto space. Perhaps if NEAR had a stablecoin or projects valued things against something like DAI it would seem better. It also causes issues/complexity with automation without a trusted oracle providing the pricing information. This is something which I support entirely, the funds which are distributed are still NEAR, it’s just the volatility between time of proposal and payout is hugely mitigated: > [@Community Fund Processes: USD Pricing](http://gov.near.org/t/community-fund-processes-usd-pricing/5489): > > Community Fund Processes: USD Pricing This forum post addresses the issue of Community Fund payouts denominated in NEAR tokens. Going forward, all prices will be discussed in USD, then converted to a NEAR amount when submitted to the Community Squad DAO and [other DAO verticals](http://gov.near.org/t/guide-guilds-daos-dao-verticals-what-does-it-all-mean/4463). Our intention is to avoid problems caused by the volatility of NEAR used in compensating ecosystem contributors. Phase 1: Off-Chain Discussion There has to be sufficient discussion before a proposal is approved by the Co… AstroDAO does/will have the ability to support fungible token payouts and with the emergence of a native NEAR stablecoin, that might be one way to get around it. That being said, it’s unlikely the stablecoin(s) will be on an exchange initially, so for those needing to fund their initiatives in fiat it may simply add another step in the process of being awarded funds to turn it to cash. --- _[View the full topic](https://gov.near.org/t/discussion-compensation-valuation-in-light-of-token-price-volatility/11178)._