# Dan Romero

*Farcaster co-founder; joined Tempo in February 2026.*

Dan Romero is a cryptocurrency builder and executive who co-founded Farcaster and was an early employee at Coinbase. Following the acquisition of Farcaster's operations in early 2026, he and the Merkle Manufactory team joined Tempo to work on stablecoin-denominated payments infrastructure.

## At a glance

- **Type:** person
- **Category:** people
- **Status:** active

## Key facts

- **Tempo Affiliation:** Joined the Tempo team alongside the rest of the Merkle Manufactory team. _(confidence 98%)_
- **Date Joined Tempo:** February 9, 2026 _(confidence 60%)_
- **Prior Work (Farcaster):** Co-founder of Merkle Manufactory, the team behind the Farcaster protocol. _(confidence 98%)_
- **Prior Work (Coinbase):** Early employee at Coinbase, where he helped build and scale the company. _(confidence 94%)_
- **Tempo Fee Model:** Tempo operates without a native token; gas fees are paid in USD-denominated TIP-20 stablecoins. _(confidence 98%)_

## Related entities

- [Tempo](https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/tempo) — partners

## Sources

1. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/tempo-x-merkle](https://tempo.xyz/blog/tempo-x-merkle)
2. [https://news.bitcoin.com/farcaster-founders-join-tempo-payments-blockchain/](https://news.bitcoin.com/farcaster-founders-join-tempo-payments-blockchain/)
3. [https://danromero.org/farcaster/](https://danromero.org/farcaster/)
4. [https://docs.tempo.xyz/learn/tempo/native-stablecoins](https://docs.tempo.xyz/learn/tempo/native-stablecoins)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/dan-romero  
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