Thread by @matthuang

Introducing @tempo

A payments-first blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm

As stablecoins go mainstream, there’s a need for optimized infrastructure

Tempo is purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto

To ensure Tempo serves a broad array of needs, we’re excited to be working with an incredible group of initial design partners, including:

Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Lead Bank, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more

Tempo’s payment-first design includes:
• Predictable low fees
• Payments/gas in any stablecoin via enshrined AMM
• Payments-first UX (dedicated payments lane, memos, access lists, etc)
• Opt-in privacy
• Scale (100K+ TPS, sub-second finality)
• EVM-compatible, built on Reth

Tempo eases the path to bringing real-world flows onchain, such as:
• Global payouts, payins, and payroll
• Embedded financial accounts
• Fast and cheap remittances
• Tokenized deposits for 24/7 settlement
• Microtransactions
• Agentic payments

We’re building Tempo with principles of decentralization and neutrality. That includes:
• Stablecoin neutrality: anyone can issue a stablecoin, and any stablecoin can be used for payments/gas
• Independent and diverse validator set, with a roadmap toward a permissionless model

Tempo is now in private testnet.
• Build with us: [e-mail]
• See open roles: jobs.ashbyhq.com/tempo-xyz
• Follow us: @tempo and tempo.xyz