Tempo, the payments-focused Layer 1 incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has brought Coinbase’s cbBTC onto its network by integrating Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP. More than $5 billion worth of cbBTC is now being made available to Tempo through Chainlink’s cross-chain messaging and token transfer system. That matters because, until now, moving tokenized Bitcoin between chains often meant relying on a patchwork of bridges or custom integrations. With CCIP, cbBTC can be routed onto Tempo using infrastructure built for cross-chain settlement. BitKE says Tempo chose Chainlink for enterprise-grade security and risk-management features, including decentralized validation and certifications such as ISO 27001, which matters for a chain positioning itself around payments and settlement.
For Tempo, this is less about a general DeFi expansion and more about connecting its network to a major pool of tokenized Bitcoin liquidity. Visa joined as an anchor validator last month, reinforcing Tempo’s pitch as financial infrastructure. By plugging into Chainlink’s CCIP, Tempo has opened a route for cbBTC to reach its network through a single cross-chain standard. What comes next depends on whether developers and payment firms build settlement flows that use that liquidity at scale, but the connection is now in place.