Stellar Open Protocol meeting discussing CAP 42 (multi-part transaction sets) and CAP 44 (SpeedX configuration). CAP 42 is ready for committee vote; CAP 44 requires further work on asset selection governance and validator responsibilities.
The Stellar Open Protocol discussion covered two core advancement proposals. CAP 42 on multi-part transaction sets received minor revisions and is ready for asynchronous committee vote, targeting Protocol 19 in May with ecosystem coordination on wallet implementation changes. CAP 44 on SpeedX configuration sparked extensive debate on governance: whether validators or asset issuers should control which assets participate in the on-chain DEX, how to prevent gaming of asset selection, whether multiple SpeedX instances should exist, and validator liability concerns. Participants proposed alternatives including asset issuer preferences, market-based selection, and hybrid approaches. Concrete counter-proposals are due before the next meeting.