Each transaction generates a small percentage fee.
That fee is not paid in cash.
It is created in TradeTokens and placed into the pledge pool.
That pool grows as businesses trade.
It represents accumulated trade value.
Shoppers join SimplBarter and purchase TradeTokens from the pledge pool at discounted prices.
They are buying up trade credits generated by business activity.
Their purchase injects real cash into the ecosystem.
When a shopper spends TradeTokens with a merchant:
Instead of paying transaction fees…
Merchants earn when trade circulates.