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Khan from SDF presents an AI resources guide for the Hack Plus Alep Rej hackathon in Mexico City, covering free AI setup, dev tools, composable protocol integration, and starter prompts to accelerate Stellar development.

Developer showcases Kalion, a zero-knowledge proof-based Asteroids game on Stellar that enables off-chain computation with on-chain verification. The project demonstrates how ZK proofs can handle complex, computationally intensive tasks like 60 FPS gameplay over 10 minutes, proving fair play while minting Kalean tokens to winners.

Speaker discusses the intersection of AI and crypto, arguing that Stellar's infrastructure is uniquely positioned to enable autonomous agents to conduct transactions, hold funds, and earn revenue independently on-chain.

Khan from the Stellar Development Foundation introduces Stellar Journey to Mastery, a monthly builder challenge program designed to help developers move beyond tutorials and start building real Web3 projects with community support and feedback.

A Stellar ecosystem developer discusses ideation strategies for new projects, emphasizing privacy solutions as underrated opportunities. They highlight the updated documentation, new AI building resources, and the ecosystem resources repository as essential starting points for developers.

Stellar Journey to Mastery is a developer program offering monthly builder challenges and mentorship to help experienced developers turn ideas into real projects on Stellar, with hands-on support for technical decisions and project advancement.

A documentary-style introduction to Medellín's emerging web3 and blockchain innovation ecosystem, exploring how the city is becoming a hub for builders experimenting with decentralized finance and digital asset ownership.

Stellar protocol discussions on CAP81 and CAP82: CAP81 optimizes eviction scanning by leveraging in-memory state instead of disk lookups, simplifying code and improving performance. CAP82 adds eight checked 256-bit integer arithmetic host functions to enable overflow handling in smart contracts.

Impacta Bootcamp demo day showcased 50+ Stellar-built projects from a 5-week program in Latin America, featuring fintech, tokenization, and real-world asset solutions addressing regional economic challenges.

Khan from the Stellar Development Foundation explains Stellar Private Payments (SPP), a zero-knowledge proof-based privacy solution built by NetherMind that enables confidential transactions on Stellar while maintaining compliance through Association Set Providers.

Nethermind's Stellar Private Payments (SPP) brings zero-knowledge privacy to Stellar using Protocol X-Ray, enabling compliant private transactions through Association State Providers (ASPs) for enterprises and users.

Tutorial on generating and verifying Noir zero-knowledge proofs in Stellar smart contracts. Demonstrates setting up a local Stellar testnet, compiling Noir circuits, generating proofs with Barretenberg, and verifying them on-chain using Soroban.

Stellar Protocol 25 Project X-Ray ships native ZK primitives (BN254, Poseidon) to mainnet. Boundless Networks verifier and Nethermind's Grot16 implementation enable production-ready privacy infrastructure with configurable compliance for institutions.

Stellar Protocol 25 (Project X-Ray) launches native ZK primitives including BN254 and Poseidon, enabling production-ready privacy infrastructure. Boundless verifier and NetherMind's Groth16 implementation are now live on Stellar Mainnet, allowing developers to build configurable, compliant privacy applications.

Stellar protocol discussion covering three CAPs: CAP-78 on improved DTL extension management for contracts, CAP-79 adding host functions for muxed address conversions, and CAP-77 proposing a protocol-level mechanism to freeze corrupted ledger entries during emergencies.

Blessed UX and Telus Cooperative are launching a five-workshop Web3 builder program in Chile, teaching participants to create wallets, smart contracts, and deploy apps on Stellar.

Joaquin leads a Spanish-language workshop on how to submit ideas to Stellar's Ideatón competition, emphasizing problem-driven ideation, viability on Stellar, and scalability over technical complexity.

Stellar Development Foundation hosted an end-of-year community celebration featuring ecosystem leaders discussing 2025 accomplishments and 2026 roadmap priorities, including privacy features via Protocol X-ray, foundation infrastructure overhauls, and expanded regional community programs across 21 countries.

Joaquín Farfán leads a hands-on workshop deploying a smart contract on Stellar's testnet using Soroban and Rust, demonstrating how developers can build financial applications with real-world impact in Latin America.

Justin Rice, VP of Ecosystem at Stellar Development Foundation, discusses the future of Stellar's ecosystem, emphasizing interoperability, DeFi protocol growth, zero-knowledge proofs via XRP-25, and the importance of developer community events in fostering innovation across Latin America and globally.

Justin Rice, VP of Ecosystem at Stellar Development Foundation, discusses interoperability, DeFi growth, and the emerging builder community across Latin America. Key focus: more assets and on/off-ramps connecting to DeFi protocols, zero-knowledge primitives enabling new use cases, and unexpected innovations from decentralized builders.

Developer builds open-source Rust tool for efficient Stellar data access, combining RPC nodes and public data lake queries with REST API and command-line interfaces.

Stellar Development Foundation announced Protocol 24, an emergency upgrade to fix a state archival bug discovered in Protocol 23. The bug affected 77 ledger entries out of 47 million; the fix will correct archived entries and unblock affected transactions. Mainnet vote scheduled for Wednesday.

Developer demonstrates a zero-knowledge login system built on Stellar using ring signatures and BLS12381 cryptography, enabling users to prove access rights without revealing identity.