# Tempo

> Tempo is a general-purpose blockchain optimized for payments. It delivers sub-second finality, predictable low fees, and native stablecoin support—making it ideal for building payment applications at scale.

## Overview

Tempo is built for the next generation of payment infrastructure. Unlike general-purpose blockchains, Tempo is purpose-built for payment processing with features that matter to financial applications:

- **Sub-second finality**: Transactions confirm in under one second
- **Predictable fees**: Low, stable transaction costs that don't spike with network congestion
- **Native stablecoin support**: First-class support for issuing and managing stablecoins (TIP-20 tokens)
- **EVM compatibility**: Deploy existing Solidity contracts with minimal changes
- **Modern transaction format**: Rich metadata, parallel transaction support, and fee sponsorship

## Key Features

### Native Stablecoins (TIP-20)
Tempo introduces TIP-20, a native token standard designed specifically for stablecoins. TIP-20 tokens support:
- Minting and burning with role-based access control
- Transfer policies (whitelisting, blacklisting)
- Pausing capabilities for compliance
- On-chain metadata

### Stablecoin DEX
A built-in decentralized exchange optimized for stablecoin-to-stablecoin trading with:
- Limit order book design
- Zero slippage for market-making
- Cross-currency payments

### Fee AMM
Users can pay transaction fees in any supported stablecoin, not just a native gas token. The Fee AMM automatically converts fee payments.

### Modern Transactions
Tempo transactions support:
- Paying fees in stablecoins
- Fee sponsorship (gasless transactions)
- Parallel transaction execution
- Transfer memos for payment references

## Use Cases

Tempo is designed for:
- **Remittances**: Low-cost cross-border transfers
- **Global payouts**: Efficient batch payments to recipients worldwide
- **Embedded finance**: Add payment capabilities to any application
- **Tokenized deposits**: Issue bank deposit tokens on-chain
- **Microtransactions**: Sub-cent transaction costs enable new business models
- **Agentic commerce**: AI agents making autonomous payments

## Resources

- Website: https://tempo.xyz
- Documentation: https://docs.tempo.xyz
- Explorer: https://explorer.tempo.xyz
- GitHub: https://github.com/tempoxyz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tempoxyz

## Documentation Structure

- **Learn** (`/learn`): Conceptual content about Tempo and stablecoin use cases
- **Quickstart** (`/quickstart`): Network setup, faucet, connection details
- **Guides** (`/guide`): How-to guides for building with Tempo
- **Protocol** (`/protocol`): Technical specifications (TIP-20, fees, transactions, DEX)
- **SDK Reference** (`/sdk`): TypeScript, Go, Rust, and Foundry SDK documentation

## Contact

- Partners: partners@tempo.xyz
- Website contact form: https://tempo.xyz/contact-sales