{"id":53605,"date":"2025-10-18T19:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53605"},"modified":"2025-10-18T19:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:31:30","slug":"stripes-tempo-blockchain-closes-500m-series-a-to-hit-5b-valuation-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=53605","title":{"rendered":"Stripe\u2019s Tempo Blockchain Closes $500M Series A To Hit $5B Valuation \u2013 Details"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Striped-owned blockchain Tempo has now reportedly completed a Series A funding round, securing a total investment of $500 million. The funding round was led by prominent venture capitalist firms Greenoaks and Joshua Kushner\u2019s Thrive Capital, representing the growing footprint of cryptocurrency in mainstream finance and global capital markets.\n<\/p>\n

Tempo\u2019s Valuation Climbs To $5B After Funding Round<\/b><\/h2>\n

In a new post<\/a> on Friday, Fortune reports that Stripe\u2019s Tempo has recorded a successful Series A funding, pushing the blockchain\u2019s valuation to $5 billion. In early September, Stripe announced Tempo in partnership with crypto VC Paradigm as a layer-1 blockchain designed to enable stablecoin<\/a> payment and boost payment efficiency.<\/p>\n

In Paradigm\u2019s announcement statement<\/a>, the firm\u2019s co-founder and managing director, Matt Huang,\u00a0 gave valuable insights on Tempo\u2019s mission, saying:<\/p>\n

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We are excited to further crypto\u2019s ability to tackle real-world use cases, including global payments and payroll, remittances, tokenized deposits for 24\/7 settlement, embedded financial accounts, microtransactions, agentic payments, and more.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tempo joins a list of growing stablecoin-focused layer 1 blockchains, including Circle\u2019s Arc and Tether\u2019s Plasma. Interestingly, its launch also comes following the adoption of a pro-crypto policy by US President Donald Trump, leading to several positive regulatory developments.<\/p>\n

In July, President Trump notably signed the GENIUS Act, establishing a federally approved framework to regulate the issuance and operation of stablecoins in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tempo represents Stripe\u2019s bet on dollar-backed stablecoin\u2019s potential to emerge as a key player in the global payment system. The blockchain project is jointly designed with global industry leaders, including Deutsche Bank, OpenAI, Standard Chartered, and Revolut, among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, alongside Greenoaks and Thrive Capital, other participants in this funding round included Ribbit Capital, Sequoia, and Ron Conway\u2019s SC Angel. Notably, Paradigm and Stripe made no equity contribution to this round.\n<\/p>\n

Stripe Presses On With Crypto Ambitions<\/b><\/h2>\n

Beyond its investment in Tempo, Stripe\u2019s expansion into crypto has accelerated in 2025. In February, the billion-dollar company acquired stablecoin startup Bridge for $1.1 billion, followed by a June deal to purchase crypto wallet company Privy.<\/p>\n

With Tempo, the payment company looks to gain a stronghold in the booming stablecoin market. While Stripe has not disclosed plans for a native Tempo token, the company has previously stated plans to remain agnostic. The company\u2019s focus on blockchain payment infrastructure puts it in direct competition with established stablecoin players like Circle and Tether<\/a>, and major blockchain networks such as Ethereum<\/a>, Solana, and Tron.<\/p>\n

At press time, the total stablecoin market cap is $316.52 billion with a daily trading volume of $238 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Striped-owned blockchain Tempo has now reportedly completed a Series A funding round, securing a total investment of $500 million. The funding round was led by prominent venture capitalist firms Greenoaks and Joshua Kushner\u2019s Thrive Capital, representing the growing footprint of cryptocurrency in mainstream finance and global capital markets. Tempo\u2019s Valuation Climbs To $5B After Funding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-53605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}