Top crypto VC Matt Huang to lead Stripe blockchain Tempo as CEO, stay at Paradigm
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.
Huang will stay in his role at Paradigm, according to one of the sources, who, like the others, was not authorized to speak about the matter publicly.
Spokespeople for Paradigm and Stripe declined to comment on Huang’s decision or the blockchain project.
A $91.5 billion private company, Stripe is a leader in the payments space and represents one of the highest-profile…
