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        "rendered": "<div data-v-ae253174>\n<p>Stripe and Paradigm\u2019s joint blockchain project Tempo has launched its first public testnet, marking a major step forward in launching the official layer-1 blockchain.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">According to a Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/tempo.xyz\/blog\/testnet\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a> from Tempo, the open source testnet is now live with anyone being able to \u201crun a node or sync the chain\u201d and test out a range of features.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s testnet launch kicks off the next phase of Tempo\u2019s development, with a focus on scale, reliability, and integration experience. Over the coming months, we\u2019ll continue onboarding new infrastructure partners, adding new features and developer tooling, and stress-testing throughput under real payment loads,\u201d Tempo said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-12\/019b05d2-a31b-7949-89f6-4cdcac195bd9\" title><figcaption><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patrickc\/status\/1998409074803920950\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patrickc\/status\/1998409074803920950\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patrickc\/status\/1998409074803920950\"><em>Patrick Collison\u00a0<\/em><\/a><em>   <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The announcement highlighted six key features that are currently live on the network. These include: dedicated payment lanes, stablecoin-native gas, built-in stable asset decentralized exchange, payments and transfers metadata, fast deterministic finality and modern wallet signing methods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTempo is built to deliver instant, deterministic settlement, predictably low fees, and a stablecoin-native experience, which are qualities that most general-purpose blockchains still struggle to provide for financial applications,\u201d Tempo said.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/canton-network-second-onchain-treasury-financing-collateral-reuse\"><em><strong>Blockchain trial on Canton Network tests collateral reuse with tokenized US Treasurys<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">In an X post following the launch, Paradigm general partner and chief technology officer Georgios Konstantopoulos <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gakonst\/status\/1998412828223615392?s=20\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">highlighted<\/a> a feature that enables Tempo testnet users to create stablecoins directly from their browsers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stablecoins created on the network will be built via Tempo\u2019s TIP-20 token standard. However, the specific liquidity and collateral requirements for when the actual blockchain launches are not explicitly listed in the testnet docs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-12\/019b05d2-a650-74c7-b791-487d14a1ca8d\" title><figcaption><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gakonst\/status\/1998412828223615392?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gakonst\/status\/1998412828223615392?s=20\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gakonst\/status\/1998412828223615392?s=20\"><em>Georgios Konstantopoulos<\/em><\/a><em>   <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tempo shows strong momentum as design partners grow\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The testnet arrives four months after payments giant Stripe and crypto venture capital fund Paradigm <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/race-global-stablecoin-rails-stripe-fireblocks\">unveiled Tempo<\/a>, and three months after Tempo raised $500 million at a <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/tempo-stripe-blockchain-5b-valuation-funding-round\">$5 billion valuation<\/a>. The project kicked things off with heavy-hitter design partners such as OpenAI, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered and Shopify.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18304599\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p>In the latest announcement, Tempo emphasized that it has since signed on a host of new design partners, including big names such as Mastercard, UBS, Kalshi and Klarna.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Late last month, Klarna, the EU-licensed buy-now-pay-later firm, rolled out a <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/klarna-klarnausd-stablecoin-stripe-tempo-blockchain\">USD-pegged stablecoin<\/a> on Tempo, becoming the first digital bank on the network to do so.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/13-christmas-gifts-bitcoin-crypto-degens-will-love\/\"><em><strong>13 Christmas gifts that Bitcoin and crypto degens will love<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template> <\/div>",
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