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TIP-20
Tempo's payment-oriented token standard, an ERC-20 superset for stablecoins.
- Data completeness
- 75%
- Confidence
- 85%
- Sources
- 1
- Last reviewed
- 7 Jun 2025
The take
What to know
TIP-20 is the center of Tempo's no-gas-token economics. It pushes payment metadata and issuer compliance into the token itself.
Best for
- +Regulated stablecoin issuance
- +Payments needing on-chain reconciliation (memos)
- +Fee-paying assets
Watch out
- Issuers can pause, allowlist/blocklist, and in some roles freeze or burn balances
The record
Key facts
- Extends
- ERC-20, with memos, rewards, roles, currency IDs, TIP-403 hooks· 90%
- Fee role
- Only TIP-20 tokens can pay fees; USD-denominated + Fee AMM liquidity required· 90%
Questions
FAQ
- What makes TIP-20 different from ERC-20?
- It adds 32-byte transfer memos for reconciliation, reward distribution, role-based controls, declared currency identifiers, and integration with the TIP-403 compliance registry, while staying ERC-20 compatible.
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