Dubai, United Arab Emirates — August 13, 2026

Zebec Network, a leading onchain payroll and payments platform, has announced a partnership with Solstice Finance, an institutional yield protocol built on Solana, to integrate USX across its payroll ecosystem. The collaboration enables enterprises to earn rewards on prefunded payroll balances for the first time through onchain dollar infrastructure — a capability that has been largely absent from blockchain-based payroll products, where funds typically sit idle without access to yield-bearing instruments.

The integration brings USX into Zebec's $500 million annual payroll network, adding a reward-bearing dollar layer to enterprise payroll flows. It also allows globally distributed employees and contractors who are paid through Zebec to receive USX directly to a debit card, where it can be spent in the real world or withdrawn to a wallet on demand.

Addressing the 'Dead-Dollar Problem'

The core innovation operates at the treasury level. When enterprises top up payroll balances onchain, those funds typically remain idle until payout day, earning nothing during the holding period. Through this integration, prefunded balances can accumulate rewards via Solstice's USX rewards programme during the window between top-up and disbursement. For large organisations managing payroll across multiple jurisdictions, the cumulative cost of idle working capital can be substantial, particularly in elevated interest rate environments where traditional treasury management increasingly competes with yield-bearing onchain alternatives.

For enterprises, this transforms idle working capital into a yield-bearing asset. For employees, the experience remains unchanged — they receive payroll, hold a dollar balance, and spend through Zebec's card as usual. When users spend USX, it is accepted as $1 in real-world transactions.

The USX integration adds a new reward-bearing layer to Zebec's payroll infrastructure without requiring enterprises to move funds into a separate product, convert assets, or alter their daily operations.

Executive Commentary

"Most onchain payroll has a dead-dollar problem," said Ben Nadareski, CEO of Solstice Finance. "Enterprises top up payroll balances, and those balances just sit there till payday, earning nothing. USX turns that gap into a yield window. Zebec built the infrastructure, and we built the dollar that makes it worth holding."

"Zebec's vision has always been rooted in the time value of money," said Simon Babakhani, CEO of Zebec Network. "People should be able to access pay as they earn it, while funds awaiting use should not have to remain idle. Introducing USX is a step toward bringing earning capabilities directly into the payroll experience, giving enterprises and their employees more productive options without adding friction or changing how they get paid."

About USX and Rollout

USX is issued by Solstice Finance and is backed by hedged positions across BTC, ETH, SOL, other highly liquid assets (and corresponding perpetual futures), major stablecoins, and tokenised treasuries. Enterprises and users earn USX rewards on balances held within the Zebec system through Solstice's rewards programme. The backing mix reflects a broader trend across the stablecoin sector, where delta-neutral strategies and tokenised treasury exposure have become increasingly common mechanisms for generating yield on dollar-denominated assets.

USX will be introduced as a feature across Zebec's payroll infrastructure and the Zebec Super App, which together support more than $500 million in annual payroll volume and serve over 50,000 monthly active users. The integration will soon be live across these platforms, with USX rolling out as a reward-bearing dollar layer across all supported products.

About Zebec Network

Zebec Network is building infrastructure for real-world value to flow freely and seamlessly. The platform empowers individuals, businesses, investors, and teams with instant access to funds and tokens, with a focus on seamless, accessible financial transactions. Website:

About Solstice Labs

Solstice AG, a Deus X Enterprise company, focuses on financial asset management for the on-chain era. Key products include USX, described as Solana's largest native stablecoin, and YieldVault, a yield-bearing protocol offering institutional-grade yields. Solstice also operates Solstice Staking AG, which secures over $1 billion in assets across more than 8,000 validator nodes.