Chainalysis is excited to announce support for Tempo, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin payments at scale. Tempo went live to mainnet this month, and we are excited to integrate them as a launch partner.

Incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, Tempo introduces a unique fee model designed to simplify payments infrastructure. Unlike most blockchains, Tempo has no native gas token. Instead, transaction fees are paid using TIP-20 stablecoins, Tempo’s token standard for fungible assets, including USD-denominated stablecoins. Through its Fee AMM mechanism, the stablecoin used to pay transaction fees is automatically converted into the validator’s preferred token, enabling flexible and seamless fee payments across the network.

Tempo’s TIP-20 standard also introduces support for memos that can be included with token transfers to include payment references such as invoice IDs or notes. Chainalysis captures and decodes these TIP-20 memos when present, making them available across Chainalysis products to provide additional context during monitoring and investigations. This helps investigators and compliance teams better understand payment flows and identify relevant transaction metadata.

Ultimately, with this integration, Chainalysis provides automatic support for TIP-20 tokens deployed on Tempo, seamlessly incorporating that activity into monitoring and investigative workflows.

Customers can now monitor Tempo activity through Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) with actionable alerts and continuous monitoring, as well as screen Tempo addresses in Address Screening. Additionally, our flagship investigations product, Reactor, supports Tempo, enabling investigators to trace and visualize the flow of funds across the network. This enables customers to investigate transactions, visualize money movements, and identify potential illicit activity.