Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin Transfers
Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin Transfers
Today we're joined by Mallesh Pai Forward Deployed Researcher and Recovering Economist at Tempo to dive into what it takes to build a blockchain specifically for payments.
We discuss:
What is Tempo?
Why payments need dedicated infrastructure
Micropayments and agentic payments
Stablecoins beyond simple transfers
Enterprise payment use cases
Supporting multiple stablecoins
Predictable fees and payment rails
Tempo’s transaction architecture
Onchain payment data
Stablecoin supply and activity
Measuring payment networks
Tempo’s design…
The skinny
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