Episode #58
Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin Transfers
Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin Transfers Today we're joined by Mallesh Pai Forward Deployed Researcher and Recovering Economist at Tempo to dive into what it takes to build a blockchain specifically for payments. We discuss: What is Tempo? Why payments need dedicated infrastructure Micropayments and agentic payments Stablecoins beyond simple transfers Enterprise payment use cases Supporting multiple stablecoins Predictable fees and payment rails Tempo’s transaction architecture Onchain payment data Stablecoin supply and activity Measuring payment networks Tempo’s design tradeoffs And much more—enjoy! — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:11) What is Tempo? (06:07) Micropayments and new use cases (15:02) Agentic payments (16:50) Enterprise payment infrastructure (29:53) Supporting multiple stablecoins (32:17) Predictable transaction fees (36:45) Diving into Tempo data (47:57) Stablecoin activity (50:18) Real-world payment patterns (53:32) Beyond TVL metrics (56:33) Tempo’s design tradeoffs — Follow the guest: https://x.com/malleshpai Follow the co-hosts: https://x.com/hildobby https://x.com/0xBoxer https://x.com/sui414 Follow the Indexed Podcast: https://x.com/indexed_pod — Content links: https://dune.com/tempodata/tempo-rolling-30-day-stablecoin-transfer-volume https://dune.com/tempodata/tempo — The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby @0xBoxer @sui414. Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show! — DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.
