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Boundless co-founders Benjamin and Collins discuss building a Web3 opportunities platform on Stellar. The platform connects contributors beyond developers with paid work via bounties, grants, and hackathons. Funded by SCF #40, Boundless uses Stellar's fast, low-cost payments and escrow infrastructure to build trust between contributors and organizers.

SDF developer marketing lead Jeremy and judge Ash Francis (3x Stellar Hacks winner) host a Twitter Space walking developers through ZK hackathon submission requirements before the July 3 deadline. Key topics include ensuring code repos are public (not private—a common mistake), demo videos that are viewable (unlisted or public, not private), and creating comprehensive READMEs that accurately reflect your project scope, including any mock data or incomplete features. Speakers discuss the advantage of submitting early and iterating, proper GitHub branching strategies for ongoing development, and address frequently asked questions about technical pitfalls. The session emphasizes that judges read your README first, making clarity and accuracy essential for standing out.

Pulso Hackathon Q&A session with Stellar ambassadors Derek, Isamar, and Pedro addressing builder questions about the 10-day competition (June 20-30). Discussion covers integration requirements with approved Stellar partner projects, user interview validation for real-world solutions, and regional pitch events in São Paulo, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires leading to Stellar Summit opportunities.

Pulso Hackathon brings together builders across Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina around composability and DeFi integration. Teams of 2-4 must integrate with approved infrastructure projects like DeFindex to participate. SDF Developer Advocate Vlad Omago discusses preparation strategies, open-source contribution paths, and the regional Pit Day format that precedes the Stellar Summit by approximately one month.

AI is accelerating product launches on Stellar in Southeast Asia. A Twitter Spaces panel with ecosystem builders in the Philippines reveals how AI has democratized startup creation, enabling solo founders to build MVPs in days. Payment rails and growing government interest in blockchain open new use cases for emerging markets.

Enrique from Creit Tech discusses why his team's developer tools are everywhere in the Stellar ecosystem. Built on a philosophy of filling gaps—Expo Wallet, Stellar Wallet Kit (5k-7k weekly downloads), Router SDK, Soroban Domains—his work is mostly invisible infrastructure. He stayed in Stellar not for money, but for the community.

Twitter Space with three SCF category delegates from SDF, AHA Labs, and the community explaining the RFP track: a new SCF funding stream for solving specific ecosystem problems. Aimed at advanced builders.

Ash Francis, a three-time Stellar Hackathon winner, shares his journey from burnout in other ecosystems to finding success building on Stellar. He discusses his winning projects (Splicers, Chickens, Cards 402), his hackathon playbook, and why Stellar's developer experience and community convinced him to commit fully.

Trustless Work, an escrow-as-a-service platform on Stellar, and Boundless, a hackathon and bounty platform, are collaborating to run a four-day hybrid hackathon starting May 13th with a $1,500 prize pool. Boundless uses Trustless Work's escrow contracts to ensure prize funds are secured before the event begins, solving trust issues in hackathon payments.

Boundless, a Web3 platform built on Stellar using Soroban smart contracts, launched to solve trust issues in project funding by releasing funds in milestones rather than lump sums. The platform supports hackathons, crowdfunding, bounties, and grants for both technical and non-technical contributors across the African builder community.

EasyA co-founders Phil and Dom discuss the upcoming Consensus 2025 hackathon in Miami (May 5-7), highlighting three key themes for builders: AI-to-AI agent payments on blockchain, institutional adoption, and experimentation. They emphasize stablecoins, lending/borrowing apps, and developer-focused opportunities.

Stellar hosted an office hours Twitter Space for an AI agents hackathon, featuring discussions on X4.2 extensions, agent monetization, and real-world use cases. Speakers from Coinbase DevRel, SDF, and ecosystem builders shared insights on specialized agents, payment infrastructure, and cross-border commerce solutions.

Stellar Development Foundation launches Stellar Hacks Agents Hackathon with $10,000 XLM prize pool. Submissions open today with April 13 deadline. Focus on building AI agents that interact with Stellar using X402 and Machine Payment Protocol (MPP) for payment-gated APIs and services.

Stellar Development Foundation and partners launch a free two-week bootcamp starting October 20 teaching developers to build on Stellar and Soroban, with top students winning scholarships to DevConnect in Buenos Aires and access to a 15k USD hackathon.