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Crypto market reshaped around speculative trading and stablecoin payments
The cryptocurrency industry is converging around two main uses: speculative trading and stablecoin payments, an executive at payments-focused blockchain developer Tempo said. Speaking at a Consensus 2026 session in Miami, Dan Romero compared the market structure to a barbell, with speculative venues such as Hyperliquid on one end and stablecoin-based payments on the other. He said many mid-market projects failed to find product-market fit despite years of development and funding.
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Farcaster co-founders join stablecoin blockchain Tempo
Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan have joined Tempo, a stablecoin-based payments startup, CoinDesk reported. Farcaster had drawn attention as a crypto-based alternative to Twitter but was recently acquired by Neynar, an infrastructure provider that supports APIs and tools for developers. Tempo is a stablecoin project formed last year with payments company Stripe and crypto venture firm Paradigm taking the lead, and aims to innovate international payments.
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a16z-backed crypto startup Entropy to shut down, return funds
Crypto startup Entropy will close after four years and return invested funds, Cointelegraph reported on Jan. 26 local time. The company, which developed a crypto automation platform, said it decided to shut down after failing to find a scalable business model. CEO Tux Pacific said Entropy would wind up operations and return capital to investors. Entropy began in late 2021 as a decentralised asset custody solution and raised $25 million in seed funding.
