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Readiness verdict

Tempo (Stripe + Paradigm) Machine Payments Protocol

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-06-28
Revision
1
Method
v1.0.0

Current reading

The readiness gap, in one scan

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Claimed
60

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
55

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
48

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+12

Claimed minus verified

Evidence strength Critical

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-06-28

Wait for stronger evidence

Why
Best-backed entrant (Stripe+Paradigm, $5B valuation, strong finality claims) but only ~3 months on mainnet, an undisclosed protocol spec, and live throughput/adoption that materially undershoot the marketing (~2.5 TPS, falling DAUs). Readiness lowered from 65 to 60 on the production-metrics evidence.
Next
Track mainnet stability + published live volume/fee data over the next 1-2 quarters and the open-source MPP spec release; pilot only via a Stripe-managed abstraction, never direct-to-chain integration yet

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
8
Tier 1
0
Tier 2
7
Tier 3
1
Supports
4
Contradicts
3
Context
1
Latest observed
2026-06-24

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

This is the initial public reading. No earlier readiness change is recorded.

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