Stellar Developers meeting covering Q1 2026 ecosystem metrics showing 2B RWA market cap and 170M DeFi TVL, MoneyGram partnership expansion to El Salvador, Aquarius hitting 50M TVL, and 260 hackathon projects including AI agents, mobile wallets, and security tools.
This Stellar Developers meeting presented Q1 2026 ecosystem growth metrics including RWA market cap reaching 2 billion (nearly 3x YoY), DeFi TVL at 170 million (3x from last year), and 16 million daily smart contract volume. Key announcements included MoneyGram and SDF extending their partnership to scale stablecoin utility across LATAM starting with El Salvador. Aquarius DeFi protocol reached 50 million TVL milestone. The meeting highlighted 260 hackathon projects including Stellar8004 (AI agent registry with on-chain identity), MPP Router (agent micropayment network), security audit agents, mobile-first agent builders, and consumer apps like Piggy Wallet for financial literacy. Ecosystem now has 1,500+ monthly active developers and 250+ full-time developers building across DeFi, RWAs, payments, and AI infrastructure.
