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Tempo Launches Mainnet and Machine Payments Protocol
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Tempo, a payment-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, launched its mainnet and introduced the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) on Wednesday, March 18. The network now exposes public RPC endpoints and MPP — co-authored with Stripe and extended by Visa for card rails — supports stablecoins, cards and other payment methods to enable programmatic agentic payments, instant settlement, low predictable fees and real-world flows like remittances.
Key Points
- 1Launches mainnet and public RPCs enabling developers to build on Tempo's payment-first blockchain
- 2Introduces MPP standard co-authored with Stripe to coordinate programmatic machine payments across rails
- 3Allows agents and services to transact programmatically using stablecoins, cards, and extensible payment rails
Scoring Rationale
Official product launch with usable protocol and strong partners, limited immediate AI-wide impact beyond payments vertical.
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