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Stripe, an industry giant in online payments, has also entered the crypto arena. Historically cautious about crypto’s complexity, Stripe has recently embraced stable coin payments, allowing merchants to accept USDC and other stablecoins globally. They are reportedly developing Tempo, an upcoming blockchain built from scratch, focused on high-performance payments and built with EVM compatibility. This move hints at Stripe’s ambition to control the entire payment infrastructure stack—route payments, issue stablecoins, and develop proprietary rails—potentially making stable coin transactions as seamless as credit card payments.