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 344 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #797 (top 0.5%) among 493,476 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 90,233 followers as of October 2026 and published 798 posts on the platform. Tempo has been mentioned by 697 accounts a total of 1,358 times.
Tempo's portfolio includes Wevm, Commonware and Ithaca.
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The accounts that follow Tempo include 1,435 founders, 369 angel investors, 553 influencers and 11 VCs. Among them are Marc Andreessen, Cobie, ZachXBT, Laura Shin, Stani and Matt Huang.