[ByteDance Issues Equity Incentives for a Specific Business Unit for the First Time, Opens 'Doubao Stock' Subscription Rights to Seed Employees This Month] According to monitoring by Dongcha Beating, informed sources revealed that ByteDance is offering low-cost stock options tied to its Seed artificial intelligence division to employees within that unit. This marks the first time ByteDance has issued equity incentives for a specific business unit. The incentive mechanism allows employees to share in the growth benefits of the Seed division without their returns being diluted by the performance of other ByteDance business lines. Sources indicate that ByteDance has opened the subscription rights for 'Doubao Stock' to Seed employees worldwide this month, priced at $13 per share. Since being granted at approximately $10 per share late last year, the value of Doubao Stock has risen by nearly 30%.