Tempo launches opt-in Receive Policies allowing users to restrict accepted tokens and senders, with failed transfers routed to recovery workflows instead of batch reversions.
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Tempo, a payments-focused Layer 1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has introduced opt-in Receive Policies that allow users to restrict which tokens and senders they accept. Under the new feature, transfers that violate these policies are routed into protocol-level recovery workflows rather than triggering batch reversions, altering how failed transactions are handled at the network level.
The mechanism addresses a practical constraint in institutional payment flows. When a single rejected transfer previously occurred within a batch of transactions, the entire batch could revert — a costly outcome for payment processors and enterprises managing high-volume stablecoin settlement. By converting blocked transfers into recoverable states instead, Tempo enables selective transaction filtering without cascading failures across related operations.
Tempo's core design targets institutional stablecoin infrastructure, offering throughput exceeding 100,000 transactions per second, finality around 600 milliseconds, and sub-cent fees. The Receive Policies feature extends this focus by giving users granular control over inbound payments while maintaining network efficiency. Details about the scope of token and sender restrictions, rollout timeline, and adoption metrics remain unspecified.