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Why prices are in tokens, and what that means for you

A unit between fiat and the voucher that decouples the lifetime of a price from currency volatility.

Prices on the QPOL site are listed in tokens, not fiat. The token-to-currency rate appears in your cabinet at the time of purchase. The rate at purchase is the rate fixed for the voucher's lifetime; subsequent moves in your local currency don't change what you've already paid for.

Why this shape? Three reasons.

First, currency stability. For users in regions with volatile local currencies, a fiat price quoted on a website is misleading by the time it's read — the page might show a number that no longer matches what the cabinet would charge an hour later. Tokens are stable; the conversion happens at the moment you commit, with the rate visible at that moment, and locked in.

Second, channel diversity. Vouchers reach you through different channels — direct, Telegram bot, partner stores, gifts. Each channel can have its own pricing relationship to fiat (promotions, bulk discounts, regional pricing). The token unit is the common denominator across channels; the local fiat price varies by channel and by time.

Third, comparability between tiers. The Pricing page shows Shared pool and Personal server in the same unit. Even if the absolute fiat values change over time, the ratio between tiers stays meaningful. You can compare "Personal is roughly five times Shared" today and the same ratio holds tomorrow, regardless of how local currency moves.

What you actually do as a user: ignore the abstraction unless you're price-shopping. When you go to the cabinet to redeem or purchase a voucher, the rate appears next to the amount. The cabinet shows the local fiat price you'll be charged. You confirm; the voucher activates.

If the rate changes during a session — sometimes the underlying market moves between the time you open the cabinet and the time you click pay — the rate is locked when you confirm, not when you opened the page. There's no surprise mismatch between what you saw and what you paid.

For voucher-to-voucher transfers (gifting, family sharing), the recipient redeems the same voucher; tokens are part of the voucher itself. There's no separate token wallet for users to manage.