Quicknode

March 18, 2026 — 3 min read

Quicknode is proud to announce mainnet support for Tempo, the Layer 1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm that is purpose-built for stablecoin payments at scale. Developers can now spin up Tempo mainnet endpoints and start building production applications on Quicknode.

Quicknode has supported Tempo since its public testnet launch in December 2025. With mainnet now live, builders can transition from testing to production-ready deployments on infrastructure engineered for high-throughput payment workloads.

What is Tempo?

Tempo is a payments-first blockchain designed for stablecoins and real-world financial applications. It is not a general-purpose smart contract platform. Every layer of the protocol is optimized around moving money efficiently, cheaply, and reliably.

The chain was incubated by Stripe, one of the largest payment processors in the world handling over $1 trillion in annual volume, and Paradigm, one of the most prominent crypto investment firms.

Tempo's design partners include Mastercard, UBS, Visa, Klarna, Shopify, Nubank, OpenAI, and Deutsche Bank, representing companies that collectively serve billions of users worldwide.

Key Technical Features

• Dedicated Payment Lanes: Reserved blockspace for TIP-20 payment transactions. Payments never compete with other network activity like contract deployments or liquidations.

• Sub-Second Finality: Blocks finalize in roughly 0.5 seconds using Simplex Consensus, providing deterministic settlement guarantees.

• Stablecoin-Native Gas: Users pay gas directly in USD stablecoins. A built-in Fee AMM handles conversion automatically. No native token required.

• Sub-Millidollar Transaction Costs: TIP-20 transfers target costs below $0.001 per transaction.

• Full EVM Compatibility: Built on Paradigm's Reth client. Deploy existing Solidity contracts using Hardhat, Foundry, or Remix without modification.

• Payments-First UX: Native support for batched payments, fee sponsorship, scheduled payments, on-transfer memos, and passkey authentication via WebAuthn.

• Built-In Compliance: TIP-403 Policy Registry allows a single compliance policy to be shared across multiple tokens and enforced at the protocol level.

What You Can Build on Tempo

• Global Payouts and Payroll: Instant cross-border settlement with batched transactions and sub-cent fees.

• Embedded Finance: Integrate stablecoin payment rails directly into existing fintech applications with fee sponsorship that hides blockchain complexity from end users.

• Remittance Infrastructure: Move money globally with predictable, low fees and deterministic settlement times.

• Tokenized Deposits and Settlement: 24/7 settlement for tokenized financial instruments with native reconciliation via on-transfer memos.

• Agentic Payment Flows: Programmable payments for AI agents and automated systems that need to transact at machine speed.

• Microtransactions: Sub-millidollar fees make high-frequency, low-value transactions economically viable for the first time.

Why Builders Choose Quicknode for Tempo

• Payments-Grade Reliability: 99.99% uptime and globally distributed infrastructure designed for applications where downtime means failed payments.

• Optimized for Throughput: Our endpoints are tuned for Tempo's high-throughput payment workloads, ensuring consistent performance under heavy transaction volumes.

• Instant Deployment: Spin up production-ready Tempo endpoints in seconds without managing node infrastructure.

• Unified Dashboard: Manage Tempo alongside your other blockchain endpoints and Marketplace add-ons in a single interface.

Get Started

With Tempo Mainnet now supported on Quicknode, developers can deploy endpoints and start building production payment applications immediately.