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 cryptoTo 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 moreTempo’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 RethTempo 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 paymentsWe’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 modelTempo is now in private testnet. • Build with us: [email protected] • See open roles: jobs.ashbyhq.com/tempo-xyz • Follow us: @tempo and tempo.xyz
Why an L1 rather than an L2?
