Tempo is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain designed for payments and settlement use cases. It enables fast, low-cost transactions with stablecoin-denominated gas fees, allowing developers to build financial applications without relying on a native gas token.
Fast finality and high throughput optimized for payment and settlement workflows.
Payments and settlement rails, wallets, stablecoin applications, onchain accounting, financial infrastructure tooling, analytics platforms, and protocol integrations focused on real-world financial flows.
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| Consensus | Tempo uses Simplex, a high-performance BFT consensus mechanism designed for fast finality and payment-oriented workloads. |
| Public / Private / Permissioned | Public |
| Smart contracts | Yes |
| Smart contract language(s) supported | Solidity, Vyper, Yul |
| Transaction privacy | No |
| Transaction visibility | All transactions are publicly accessible on the network. |
| Transaction ordering | Transactions are ordered and finalized through Tempo’s consensus mechanism to ensure consistent state across the network. |