I’m a customer. You meant “Storj isn’t allowed”
No it does not. Not they don’t. Node operator payment is calculated in USD. Token price does not affect amount of value their receive. It’s literally irrelevant.
If the operators earn $100 and token today was priced at $1 they will receive 100 tokens. If the token is priced $0.01 they will receive 10000 tokens. In either case — they receive $100 of value. Then the expectation is the recepient immediately converts it back to USD or other currency.
When storj runs out of tokens — they will buy them on the open market as needed. Value exchange between Storj and node operators is determined by value node operators provided, not by token price.
I’m pretty sure all of this is described in the whitepaper and other documentation freely accessible to anyone
Why do you expect any transparency from a private company?
What engagement do you expect that does not violate the law?
No, it isn’t. Purpose of token today is to transfer value. Its own value is irrelevant. It has no intrinsic value. It’s a medium of exchange.