How Stripe Locks Down the Stablecoin Full Stack with Bridge, Privy, and Self-Developed Blockchain Tempo.
Written by: KarenZ, Foresight News
Financial technology giant Stripe is accelerating its layout in the stablecoin and payment domains.
A recently removed job posting revealed its secret collaboration with crypto venture capital firm Paradigm - the two parties are jointly building a high-performance blockchain dedicated to payments called Tempo.
This move is a key step in Stripe's continuous layout in the stablecoin track, reflecting its ambition to reshape the global payment system and even the financial landscape.
Tempo: A Layer1 Blockchain Focused on Payments
According to a product marketing job posting archived on Fortune magazine and the Blockchain Association website (now taken down), Tempo is positioned as a "high-performance, payment-focused blockchain (Layer1)" and is currently in a confidential phase. The team currently has 5 members and is recruiting its first product marketing personnel.
The position requires applicants to be familiar with fintech/payment or cryptocurrency fields, needing "marketing experience facing Fortune 500 companies", hinting at its target customer group of large enterprises.
According to sources cited by Fortune magazine, Tempo is a Layer1 using an Ethereum-compatible programming language.
This technical choice ensures independence while leveraging the mature developer resources of the Ethereum ecosystem to lower application barriers.
Notably, Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang is both a Stripe board member and an early investor in Privy, the crypto wallet company acquired by Stripe. Paradigm led Privy's $18 million Series A funding in November 2023, with Matt Huang also joining Privy's board. In March 2025, Privy announced completing a $15 million funding round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Paradigm, and Coinbase. This deep connection laid the foundation for collaboration between Paradigm and Stripe.
In fact, in February this year, Matt Huang stated that Paradigm is discussing with some of the world's largest enterprises to help them develop stablecoin strategies, such as faster global expansion or easier fund custody.
From Acquisition to Collaboration to Self-Development: Stripe's Stablecoin Layout Advances
The development of Tempo is a continuation of Stripe's stablecoin strategy. From acquiring infrastructure to self-developing underlying technology, its layout logic is clear and progressive.
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