How Do Passkeys Work on Tempo?
Tempo verifies passkey (WebAuthn/P256) signatures at the protocol level. Users can sign transactions with Face ID or fingerprint without smart contract wallets.
Answers to common questions about stablecoins and payments.
Tempo verifies passkey (WebAuthn/P256) signatures at the protocol level. Users can sign transactions with Face ID or fingerprint without smart contract wallets.
Tempo has no native gas token. Transaction fees are denominated in USD and paid in any TIP-20 stablecoin with Fee AMM liquidity.
Payment lanes are dedicated blockspace on Tempo that guarantee throughput for TIP-20 stablecoin transfers, even during network congestion.
Tempo Transactions (type 0x76) extend standard EVM transactions with atomic batching, fee sponsorship, time-bounded execution, and passkey signatures.
Fee sponsorship lets a third party pay Tempo transaction fees using domain-separated co-signatures. No Paymaster contracts or bundler infrastructure needed.
Moderato is Tempo's public testnet with chain ID 42431, ~0.5 second blocks, a faucet, and four pre-deployed test stablecoins.
The Account Keychain is a Tempo protocol precompile that lets accounts provision scoped access keys with spending limits, expiry times, and signature type constraints.
Tempo is a Layer 1 EVM-compatible blockchain designed for stablecoin payments, with no native gas token and sub-second finality.
The TIP-403 Policy Registry is a Tempo precompile that enforces transfer compliance. Every TIP-20 token movement checks sender and recipient authorization against a shared policy.
TIP-20 is Tempo's enshrined token standard for stablecoins. All tokens have 6 decimals, support memo transfers, and get dedicated payment lane blockspace.