Tokens of the TEC
A recurring source of confusion for newcomers was that TEC involved several tokens, each with a distinct role across the launch phases. This guide explains them. It is adapted from a community explainer, and minor source links have been omitted and attribution redacted per the Archival Policy.
Phase 1 tokens (pre-Hatch)
CSTK Score — issued by the Commons Stack as a reputation score. Required acceptance into the Trusted Seed, and gave the Trusted Seed access to Commons Hatches. Distributed through Praise and membership dues. Non-financial and non-transferable.
Impact Hours (IH) — issued by the TEC and earned by “Builders” through contributions, distributed through Praise. Financial but non-transferable; used for governance pre-Hatch. Impact Hours would convert into Hatch tokens.
wxDai — wrapped xDai, the stable asset used by both the Hatch and the Augmented Bonding Curve. Fungible.
Phase 2 tokens (the Hatch)
TEC-H (Hatch tokens) — a temporary governance token used to vote on the Commons Upgrade proposals. Minted during the Hatch; financial but non-transferable; burned after the Commons Upgrade. Backers acquired Hatch tokens by contributing wxDai; Builders acquired them by converting Impact Hours. Any hatcher could exit, redeeming their TEC-H for wxDai minus the cultural tribute. Hatch tokens converted 1:1 into TEC tokens.
When the Commons went live
TEC token — the public governance token, minted after the Commons Upgrade. Transferable and fungible, with its price and supply determined by the Augmented Bonding Curve. This is the token that operated through TEC’s full economic life and was ultimately wound down in the December 2025 sunset.
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