About this episode
Tempo Mainnet is live, but this episode isn’t really about just another chain launch. It’s about a bigger claim: that AI agents are about to need native money, and that the internet may need a new payment layer to support them. Georgios Konstantopoulos and Brendan Ryan join Bankless to unpack why Tempo launched with agentic payments front and center, what MPP actually is, how it compares to x402, and why they think machine-to-machine commerce could reshape everything from paid APIs to the business model of the web itself.---📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium---BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast🪐GALAXY | INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL FINANCEhttps://bankless.cc/galaxy-podcast🏅BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDThttps://bankless.cc/bitget🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTShttps://thedefireport.io/bankless🐇MEGAETH | 1ST REAL-TIME BLOCKCHAINhttps://bankless.cc/megaeth---TIMESTAMPS0:00 Tempo Mainnet goes live1:18 Why the launch is focused on agents3:58 What MPP actually is6:30 MPP vs x40215:28 Why agentic commerce matters20:08 The “original sin” of the internet26:04 MCP, NLWeb, and the emerging agent stack34:07 The onboarding flow: wallets for agents37:11 How Tempo’s wallet security works40:11 Tempo chain design and specs51:13 Why build an L1 instead of an Ethereum L2?56:10 The Ethereum tension1:05:01 Agent identity, reputation, and ERC-80041:06:53 TIP20, stablecoins, and what can be built on Tempo1:12:36 Builder opportunity in the agentic web---RESOURCESGeorgios Konstantopouloshttps://x.com/gakonstBrendan Ryanhttps://brendanjryan.com---Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures