Last mentioned: Mar 20, 2026
Blockchain Launch
The Tempo Network blockchain goes live, providing the settlement layer for MPP transactions.
MPP Release
Tempo officially unveils the Machine Payments Protocol for developer testing.
Seed Funding
Tempo secures initial backing from Paradigm and Stripe to develop AI-native payment rails.
Bridge Acquisition
Stripe acquires stablecoin platform Bridge, signaling a deeper commitment to crypto infrastructure.
Tempo, a crypto startup backed by Stripe and Paradigm, has officially launched its Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) and the Tempo Network blockchain. The infrastructure is designed to enable autonomous AI agents to conduct seamless, low-latency financial transactions without human intervention.
Aman Gottumukkala, the founder of the million-dollar AI startup Firebender, has joined Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceX. Gottumukkala, who scaled an Android coding assistant with just a three-person team, will now focus on developing frontier coding AI and recursive superintelligence.
OpenAI and crypto venture firm Paradigm have introduced EVMbench, a benchmark designed to evaluate the proficiency of AI agents in detecting and remediating vulnerabilities within Ethereum smart contracts. This collaboration marks a significant step toward integrating large language models into the core security infrastructure of decentralized finance.
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