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Notes on stablecoin use cases and Tempo's architecture
Tempo is a general-purpose blockchain optimized for payments. Tempo is designed to be a low-cost, high-throughput blockchain with user and developer features that we believe should be core to a modern payment system.
Tempo was designed in close collaboration with an exceptional group of design partners who are helping to validate the system against real payment workloads. Here, we have written about what stablecoins are and how Tempo is designed from the ground up for the use cases they enable.
How Stablecoins Work
Learn what stablecoins are, how they work, and the real-world use cases they enable
Tempo Overview
Learn about what makes Tempo optimized for stablecoin payments at scale
Stablecoin use cases
Stablecoins enable a wide range of payment and financial use cases across industries:
Remittances
Enable fast, cheap, and predictable cross-border money transfers for individuals and businesses
Global Payouts
Deliver instant, low-cost payouts to employees and contractors anywhere in the world
Embedded Finance
Let platforms and marketplaces embed seamless payment flows directly into their applications
Tokenized Deposits
Move treasury liquidity instantly across borders with real-time visibility into global cash positions
Microtransactions
Enable true pay-per-use pricing with sub-cent payments for APIs, content, and IoT services
Agentic Commerce
Power autonomous agents with programmable payments for goods, services, and digital resources