How Airchains paid 21 contractors in India from a crypto treasury

Industry
Web3 middleware
Company Size
1-50
On Gloroots since
2023
Location
India
Founding Year
2021
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"The speed and the ownership. We had 21 people in India to pay, and our funds were in crypto. Bridging that gap internally wasn't possible. Gloroots handled the full chain, off-ramping, INR conversion, invoicing, and bank transfers, within a few hours of each cycle. That kind of turnaround with clean documentation every time is not easy to find."
Airchains

It provides tools for developers and enterprises to build, deploy, and scale custom blockchains and decentralised applications

The Challenge

21 contractors. Crypto funds. No fiat pipeline.

Airchains had built a 21-person team in India spanning engineering, operations, and senior leadership, Backend, Frontend, App, and Blockchain Developers alongside roles like Managing Director, Head of Global Operations, and VP of Global Sales. The work was running. The team was in place. Getting them paid was the problem.

All of Airchains’ funds were held in crypto assets. Every contractor needed fiat, in Indian Rupees, deposited directly into their bank accounts. There was no internal system to off-ramp crypto, convert to INR, and move money at speed. With contractors at that level of seniority and scope, payment delays weren’t something the team could absorb.

They needed someone to own the entire chain, off-ramp, convert, process, deposit, without errors and without hand-holding.

"We use Gloroots to pay our India contractors from a crypto treasury. They manage the full process, off-ramping, INR conversion, invoice management, and disbursement, for a team of 21 across engineering, operations, and senior leadership."
Airchains

The Solution

Off-ramp, convert, transfer. In hours.

Gloroots took on the full payment workflow. Starting from Airchains’ crypto holdings, Gloroots off-ramped the funds, converted to INR, and transferred to each of the 21 beneficiaries’ accounts.

Beyond the payments, Gloroots owned the invoice setup for every contractor. Each cycle ran with a clean paper trail: invoices in order, funds reconciled, and transfers completed within 2 to 4 hours of initiation. That window covered everything, off-ramping, conversion, transfer, and final deposit.

Gloroots also set up contract management for the key positions Airchains needed locked in: Managing Director, Head of Global Operations, Technical Director, Vice President of Global Sales and Partnerships, HR Manager, and the full tech build spanning backend, frontend, app, and blockchain development.

The Results

21 contractors. Paid in under 4 hours, every cycle.

  • 2–4 hour end-to-end TAT across off-ramping, conversion, transfer, and deposit
  • 21 contractors paid in INR from a crypto treasury, every payment cycle
  • Full invoice setup owned and managed by Gloroots with no documentation gaps
  • Contract management in place for all key positions from day one

In Their Own Words

What do you like best about Gloroots?

The speed and the ownership. We had 21 people in India to pay, and our funds were in crypto. Bridging that gap internally wasn’t possible. Gloroots handled the full chain, off-ramping, INR conversion, invoicing, and bank transfers, within a few hours of each cycle. That kind of turnaround with clean documentation every time is not easy to find.

What do you dislike about Gloroots?

Not much to report. Payments landed on time, invoices were always in order, and the turnaround stayed within the committed window. There wasn’t a meaningful gap to point to.

What problems is Gloroots solving, and how is that benefiting you?

We couldn’t pay our India team directly from a crypto treasury without running into conversion, documentation, and compliance problems at every step. Gloroots took that off the table. They set up the invoicing, handled the off-ramp and conversion, and deposited funds into 21 accounts within hours. The team gets paid on time, and we have clean records to back every transfer.

Why do you use Gloroots services?

We use Gloroots to pay our India contractors from a crypto treasury. They manage the full process, off-ramping, INR conversion, invoice management, and disbursement, for a team of 21 across engineering, operations, and senior leadership.

"The speed and the ownership. We had 21 people in India to pay, and our funds were in crypto. Bridging that gap internally wasn't possible. Gloroots handled the full chain, off-ramping, INR conversion, invoicing, and bank transfers, within a few hours of each cycle. That kind of turnaround with clean documentation every time is not easy to find."
Airchains

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