if you're asking "why do we need another chain?" (some of you)

then i implore you to read @liam.eth's post on why he joined Tempo and see if it changes your perspective. 

sharing a snippet but the full read is 100% worthwhile: https://liamhorne.com/tempo

also worth reading: x.com/zcabrams/status/1963640969183859116

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Launching Tempo

Bridge was one of the first companies to use blockchains to solve core payments problems. During our journey, we’ve seen how even the most performant blockchains struggle with basic financial services use cases.

Zach

cofounder /ethglobal /optimism, team /canada 

liamhorne.com

building @privy | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina | “lucky me, lucky mud” 🤠

Hyperliquid

Even if you were buying the thesis (it's not worth buying the thesis, but let's play along), there's a critical problem here.

1) to build that chain, it makes no sense to trust a guy who claimed he would deliver world-class application-ready rollups with Optimism then bails for a new L1 under the claim rollups are not application-ready. Liam has conclusively failed at his own stated mission.

2) on the other hand, it makes perfect sense to trust that same person if you're a VC who wants to sell a token premium to retail then move on to the next con. Liam has successfully achieved that mission.

If you're not an insider, the only rational choice is to assume profit motive and not listen to a word out of Liam's mouth.

Casual readers might also want to know Ted, as a Privy worker, is an insider with bias in this. Privy was acquired by Stripe, which is building Tempo.

rather than criticizing a person, i appreciate criticism and skepticism around an approach or idea -- like this from Christian. i think he raises valid points.

i didn't share an opinion on Tempo. i simply encouraged people to read a piece that may (or may not!) change their perspective.

reminder that Tempo is an independent company and not a Stripe-specific product.

1/ @Stripe just pulled back the curtain on @tempo, its corporate blockchain, and the pitch is a classic. You get an all-star team, state-of-the-art tech, an impressive roster of partners—including one of the card networks the whole thing is designed to replace—and "neutrality." https://t.co/w1bo43S4da

Christian Catalini

@divide is the One True God. Official unofficial KOL for Rainbow Wallet

"You know what, I don't think this player is a good fit for the roal of a goalkeeper in our soccer team, given he has had 4 hands injuries in the past 2 years."

"UHHHH RATHER THAN ATTACK THE PERSON I WOULD APPRECIATE CRITICISM ON THE IDEA"

What trite. Insulting to all of us, is what this is, just like Tempo itself pretending to be Decentralized and Neutral.

I don't really care what you appreciate or don't appreciate, Your Majesty. 

Merely pointing out a potential conflict of interest you not only failed to disclose, but now pretend it doesn't matter on the basis the corporate structure is spun up well enough. Amazing. In my days, the prehistoric times, we had this thing called "ethics" which might have prompted someone to say, you know what, yes, that is relevant context I forgot to include. 

Yes, no doubt you are an entirely impartial bystander in encouraging people to read a promo article from a person you likely consider a friend or an acquaintance.

Beyond that, I criticize the approach of trusting a person who has demonstrated distrustful behavior and incompetency at their stated mission. 

You are, of course, entitled to misrepresent my position naming factual dynamics, a position which could be abstracted to any individual, as a personal attack on the person, as it is more convenient than to try to refute my point logically.

rather than criticizing a person, i appreciate criticism and skepticism around an approach or idea -- like this from Christian. i think he raises valid points.

i didn't share an opinion on Tempo. i simply encouraged people to read a piece that may (or may not!) change their perspective.

reminder that Tempo is an independent company and not a Stripe-specific product.

https://x.com/ccatalini/status/1964027763616358450