Tempo is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm that enables high-throughput, low-cost global payments with stablecoins. Tempo's Twitter Score is 310 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,017 (top 0.5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Tempo was announced on September 4, 2025 as a payments-first blockchain, with mainnet launching on March 18, 2026, making public RPC endpoints available for builders. Tempo raised $500 million in Series A funding at a $5 billion valuation, led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital, with Sequoia, Ribbit Capital, and SV Angel also participating.
Tempo has attracted major institutional validators, with Visa, Zodia Custody by Standard Chartered, and Stripe joining as validators on April 14, 2026. Tempo is also affiliated with Ithaca. Tempo has accumulated 89,929 followers as of July 2026 and published 569 posts on the platform. Tempo has been mentioned by 412 accounts a total of 814 times.
Tempo's portfolio includes Wevm, Commonware and Ithaca.
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The accounts that follow Tempo include 1,305 founders, 301 angel investors, 602 influencers and 8 VCs. Among them are Marc Andreessen, Cobie, ZachXBT, Laura Shin, Mert and Matt Huang.