We have tried different approaches to pay more fairly - average, last price, etc. The best approach is to use USD value. Who want to play with market can just opt-in for zkSync and take this risk. Who want just be paid - will wait to clear a minimum threshold.
In the first case you can gain from growing or loss from falling, it’s a free open market.
In the second case you will get exactly the same USD amount, independently of market and you can do with them anything, what you want.
If you opt-in for zkSync, you will receive STORJ tokens converted from USD on sent date. And you can make a decision when you want to withdraw and take all market risks, as you and author propose.
You exactly described the zkSync. You get tokens and can withdraw them when you want.
The first group will wait to clear a minimum threshold, the second can opt-in for zkSync and get tokens every month or even more frequently.