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Podcast discussion on interoperability, data intelligence, and web3 product development featuring Arno from Dune, Jana from Miocene, and Esteban from Findex. Speakers explore how data-driven insights and user-centric design are reshaping multi-chain strategies and marketing approaches in crypto.

Jason Karsh from SDF hosts a panel with Robinson from Wormhole and Shiv from Boundless discussing how privacy and openness coexist in a multi-chain world. They explore zero-knowledge cryptography, interoperability, and institutional adoption barriers.

Natasha from Boys Club discusses marketing strategies for crypto projects, emphasizing storytelling, media-first approaches, and building brand perception. She shares insights on leveraging events, managing personal vs. brand visibility, and the importance of authentic narrative in Web3 marketing.

A panel at Stellar House Miami discusses the power of storytelling in Web3 marketing, featuring marketers from Privy and Stellar. Panelists share their journeys into crypto marketing and emphasize aligning narratives with strong products, targeting the right audiences, and building long-term trust. They highlight education on stablecoins, wallets, and purposeful blockchains like Stellar for financial services.

U.S. Bank, Stellar Development Foundation, and PwC discuss a stablecoin pilot on Stellar designed for regulated financial institutions. The project highlights Stellar's bank-grade features: asset freezing and transaction reversal at the protocol layer, plus privacy controls for enterprise deployments.

Stellar's CPO Tomer Weller discusses MoneyGram's integration of USDC cash-to-crypto conversion at 400,000+ agents globally. The video covers real-world stablecoin use cases from Ukrainian refugee aid to health worker payroll in Syria and examines why legacy distribution networks matter for blockchain payments.

DTCC executive Nadine discusses how DTCC Digital Assets, built on Securrency technology, is tokenizing U.S. markets and bridging traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure through open, interoperable platforms.

Near Protocol's Dejan Radic presented Near Intents, an intent-driven cross-chain swap protocol that recently integrated Stellar. The system enables fast, low-cost cross-chain transactions through a market maker model, with Stellar seeing approximately 200k cumulative volume since integration on August 19th.

Civitas ID, a human-centered digital identity system for displaced persons and refugees, is being built on Stellar to solve the invisibility crisis affecting 123 million displaced people globally. The platform aims to bridge humanitarian aid dependency into formal economic participation through portable, verifiable credentials.

In a fireside chat at a Stellar event, Tomer from Stellar Development Foundation interviews Simon Baxes from Layer 0 about their upcoming integration, making Stellar the 143rd chain connected to Layer 0's cross-chain messaging protocol. Layer 0, handling 82% of cross-chain messaging volume and $10B monthly, enables native asset transfers for issuers like Tether and PayPal without wrapping risks. The integration promises sub-second, gasless swaps and universal interoperability, supercharging Stellar's payments and finance ecosystem.

Circle's Daniel Pérez discusses CCTP v2 coming to Stellar in Q1 2026, enabling deeper liquidity and lower-cost remittances across Latin America. The integration addresses regulatory clarity and builder needs in the region.

Jose Pereira, newly appointed president and chief growth officer at SDF, discusses Stellar's positioning for enterprise adoption amid improving regulatory clarity. He emphasizes that uptime, compliance, and infrastructure matter more than speed and cost alone, and highlights the importance of maintaining decentralization while scaling.

At the Meridian event, lightning talks feature Stellar ecosystem innovators. Ondo Finance announces USDY, their yield-bearing tokenized treasury, now live on Stellar. Etherfuse introduces Tesoro, a Brazilian stable bond offering high yield in local currency, and Credit discusses remittances and financial innovation in Africa.

PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin is now live on Stellar. The USD 1.3 billion market cap stablecoin has grown 160% year-to-date and will enable checkout at millions of PayPal merchants through Stellar wallets with sub-1% fees.

Lightning talks from Stellar Meridian featuring 21x's regulated DLT trading platform launching on Stellar, Cheesecake Labs demonstrating AI agent payments on Soroban, Solve Protocol deploying Bitcoin yield infrastructure, and Telegram Wallet integrating XLM as its first blue-chip L1 token.

Near Protocol launches Intense cross-chain swaps on Stellar, enabling seamless native asset exchanges across 20+ chains without bridges. The integration went live August 19th and allows users to swap Bitcoin, Dogecoin, XRP, and other assets directly to XLM and USDC on Stellar with a single click.

Donnell Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, discusses Stellar's ambitious $3 billion RWA goal for the year and the network's early leadership in tokenization since 2019 with Franklin Templeton. He covers the evolution from tokenized fiat and gold to native on-chain securities, stablecoins like PYUSD launching on Stellar, and benefits like reduced OPEX, 24/7 yields, and collateral mobility. Regulatory clarity is accelerating adoption, validating Stellar's long-term vision.

Tomer Weller, CPO at Stellar, discusses real-world stablecoin adoption including RTM wallet processing $1.2B annually, aid distribution in Ukraine, and the MoneyGram partnership enabling USDC off-ramping across 400,000 agents globally.

Société Générale Forge and Upheaval discuss launching bank-backed stablecoins on Stellar, covering regulatory compliance, ecosystem partnerships, and the challenges of integrating with DeFi protocols while maintaining institutional oversight.

Candace Kelly, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how blockchain technology enables faster, cheaper cross-border payments for humanitarian aid and frontline workers. The Stellar Disbursement Platform has helped UNHCR distribute $5 million to 2,500 Ukrainian families and supports GIZ in paying conflict zone workers, while addressing regulatory challenges and scalability barriers.

Stellar and La Nube Cowork, a workspace in Valdivia, Chile, announced a partnership to create a space for blockchain education and community building in Latin America. The alliance aims to increase awareness of Stellar and decentralized technology across the region.

Stellar Development Foundation announced PYUSD, PayPal's stablecoin, will launch on Stellar this summer. Danelle Dixon discussed how this partnership enables low-fee cross-border payments and financial services for underbanked populations globally.

Maya discusses how her fintech app integrated with MoneyGram's API to rapidly expand to 40+ countries, enabling users to buy crypto with cash at retail locations. She highlights adoption in emerging markets like Japan, Cambodia, Philippines, and Senegal, and recommends building on Stellar for similar integrations.

Anna Whitson-Diaz from the Stellar Development Foundation discusses Stellar's focus on financial inclusion and humanitarian aid delivery. The SDF has partnered with UNHCR to deliver direct cash assistance using blockchain technology, distributing over $5 million to Ukrainian refugees.