Stripe just dropped something massive alongside Paradigm—a brand new blockchain called Tempo, built from the ground up for stablecoin payments. The testnet's live, and the partner list? Wild. Deutsche Bank, OpenAI, Visa, Mastercard—all in.

This isn't just another Layer-1 experiment. Tempo's laser-focused on one thing: making cross-border settlements with $USDC, $RLUSD, $USDT, and $PYUSD actually work at scale. No DeFi theatrics, pure payment rails.

When TradFi heavyweights start building on-chain infrastructure instead of just watching from the sidelines, you know the narrative's shifting. The testnet phase will reveal whether Tempo can handle real-world transaction volumes without compromising on speed or cost.

Stablecoin payments might finally get the backbone they deserve.