Tempo + MPP (Machine Payments Protocol)
liveProtocol
Tempo is a stablecoin-payments blockchain (mainnet 18 Mar 2026) and, with Stripe, co-author of MPP, an HTTP 402 protocol for charging agents per API call or tool use.
- Permanent ID
tempo-machine-payments-protocol· JSON- Direction
- Payments
- Type
- Protocol
- Status
- Live
- Last verified
- Checked claims
- 5
Verified facts
5 claims · last verifiedEach fact shows how it is known (observed directly, operator claim, independent source or inference), whether the source supported it, when it was observed and where. Operator figures are what the platform says about itself.
- Official URLSupportedObserved directly
tempo.xyz and mpp.dev official
“Charge for API requests, tool calls, and content with HTTP 402 payments co-developed by Tempo and Stripe.”
- What it isSupportedOperator claim
Mainnet live 2026-03-18 alongside MPP
“Tempo Mainnet is live Date Mar 18, 2026 ... Alongside mainnet, we're also introducing the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)”
- Recent activitySupportedObserved directly
tempoxyz/mpp repo pushed 2026-10-15 06:28 UTC
“pushed_at 2026-10-15”
- MetricNot checkedIndependent source
Legacy usage numbers (Protos Apr 2026 DAU/fees/TVL; MPP $25k/115k txs) not re-observed
- Site reachabilitySupportedObserved directly
Both serve content
“Tempo is a purpose-built blockchain for stablecoin financial products.”