TLDR Tech / Fintech
Stripe's Tempo makes its case
Stripe's launch of Tempo signals how seriously major payments players are building crypto-native infrastructure for agentic commerce, with a full stack spanning wallets, stablecoin issuance, settlement, and its own blockchain. Tempo's main advantage is developer and distribution momentum, especially through Stripe's integration of payments rails and MPP, though that comes with meaningful centralization tradeoffs. Crypto infrastructure is increasingly being shaped by large incumbents optimizing for usability and scale, not maximal decentralization.
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