Tempo
Tempo is a chain co-authored by Stripe and Tempo, designed for machine payments. Its native currency is USD, making gas essentially free.
Network Details​
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Mainnet Chain ID | 4217 |
| Testnet Chain ID | 42431 |
| Mainnet RPC | https://rpc.tempo.xyz |
| Testnet RPC | https://rpc.testnet.tempo.xyz |
| USDC Token | 0x20c000000000000000000000b9537d11c60e8b50 (6 decimals) |
| Native Currency | USD |
Gas​
Gas on Tempo is essentially free because the native currency is USD. This makes it ideal for high-frequency machine-to-machine payments.
MPP (Machine Payments Protocol)​
Tempo is used for MPP services on the marketplace. MPP is a payment protocol designed specifically for machine-to-machine transactions.
Example: Fal.ai image generation services settle via MPP on Tempo. The platform pays Fal.ai through Tempo, and the buyer only sees a credit deduction.
Testnet Faucet​
To get testnet tokens for development:
POST https://docs.tempo.xyz/api/faucet
Use Cases​
- MPP services: Machine Payments Protocol transactions.
- High-frequency payments: Near-zero gas makes microtransactions practical.
- AI service settlement: Services like Fal.ai image generation.