Last mentioned: Mar 20, 2026
Mainnet Launch
The Tempo blockchain officially goes live for developer deployment.
Compliance Partnership
Elliptic integration announced to handle AML for machine-to-machine payments.
Protocol Reveal
Tempo announces the Machine Payment Protocol (MPP) and its focus on AI agents.
Seed Funding
Tempo raises initial capital from Stripe and Paradigm to build AI payment rails.
Crypto startup Tempo has officially launched its Machine Payment Protocol (MPP) and a dedicated blockchain designed specifically for autonomous AI agents. Backed by industry giants Stripe and Paradigm, the launch signals a major shift toward the 'agentic economy' where software agents handle financial transactions independently.
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| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
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