{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Indexed Podcast","title":"Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin Transfers","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0fd9368a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3669,"description":"Tempo's Big Bet: Better Payments beyond Stablecoin Transfers\nToday 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.\nWe discuss:\nWhat is Tempo?\nWhy payments need dedicated infrastructure\nMicropayments and agentic payments\nStablecoins beyond simple transfers\nEnterprise payment use cases\nSupporting multiple stablecoins\nPredictable fees and payment rails\nTempo’s transaction architecture\nOnchain payment data\nStablecoin supply and activity\nMeasuring payment networks\nTempo’s design tradeoffs\nAnd much more—enjoy!\n—\nTimestamps:\n(00:00) Introduction\n(02:11) What is Tempo?\n(06:07) Micropayments and new use cases\n(15:02) Agentic payments\n(16:50) Enterprise payment infrastructure\n(29:53) Supporting multiple stablecoins\n(32:17) Predictable transaction fees\n(36:45) Diving into Tempo data\n(47:57) Stablecoin activity\n(50:18) Real-world payment patterns\n(53:32) Beyond TVL metrics\n(56:33) Tempo’s design tradeoffs\n—\nFollow the guest:\nhttps://x.com/malleshpai\nFollow the co-hosts:\nhttps://x.com/hildobby\nhttps://x.com/0xBoxer\nhttps://x.com/sui414\nFollow the Indexed Podcast:\nhttps://x.com/indexed_pod\n—\nContent links:\nhttps://dune.com/tempodata/tempo-rolling-30-day-stablecoin-transfer-volume\nhttps://dune.com/tempodata/tempo\n—\nThe 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.\nSubscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!\n—\nDISCLAIMER: 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.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/IM1tBn8uHFRf1EX50ZrfGhDlw_1FFNNQLXKzAVO7J9A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZWI5/OGU3Y2UyZTBmYmUz/ZDM0MTA1MmNmZWEy/MDFlZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}