Stellar Development Foundation's fifth annual Meridian conference celebrates builders creating real-world blockchain solutions for financial inclusion. Speakers highlight ecosystem projects like Decaf, Flutterwave, MoneyGram, and 40 Soroban developers proving that blockchain can unlock human potential and democratize access to global finance.
At Meridian 2024, Stellar Development Foundation convened 500 attendees to celebrate builders solving real-world problems through blockchain technology. The keynote emphasized how traditional financial infrastructure excludes billions and how borderless ideas should enable borderless opportunity. Featured ecosystem projects include Decaf wallet enabling crypto and stablecoin access via MoneyGram's 300,000 agents; Flutterwave connecting Africa to global economy through remittances; Bitmama powering cross-border payments from Canada to Africa; Fireblocks providing multi-chain digital asset management; Ripio serving 7 million users across Latin America; Zodiac offering institutional crypto custody; and 40 companies building on Soroban smart contracts platform. The message centered on builders as the key to unlocking human potential by solving local problems with blockchain technology.
