Exclusive: Top crypto VC Matt Huang to lead Stripe blockchain Tempo as CEO, stay at Paradigm
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Leo Schwartz is a senior writer at Fortune covering fintech, crypto, venture capital, and financial regulation.
Matt Huang (left) and Glara Han at a 2024 gala in Hollywood, Los Angeles.ETIENNE LAURENT—AFP/Getty Images
As Stripe pushes further into crypto with its planned blockchain Tempo, the fintech giant is getting a heavyweight to lead the project. Matt Huang, the cofounder and managing partner at the influential crypto venture firm Paradigm, will serve as Tempo’s first CEO, according to three sources familiar with the project. Huang is already a Stripe board member.
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