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Fred from Litemint discusses Cyberbrawl, the sequel to Lightmeat.io, a casual trading card game on Stellar that now leverages Soroban smart contracts for asset management, multiple currencies, and seamless onboarding for non-crypto users via passkeys and social logins.

Fred from Litemint discusses Cyberbrawl, the smart contract-powered sequel to Lightmeat.io. The casual trading card game leverages Soroban for asset management, introduces new mechanics like overclock and crafting currencies, and launches a beta tournament next month with monthly seasons and full battle replays.

Tomas from Cyclo Labs discusses Mercury, a Soroban-focused data indexing service, and Cyclones flash loan protocol at Stellar Meridian 2024. He explains how Mercury indexes on-chain data for DeFi applications and addresses liquidity challenges on Soroban while highlighting Stellar's technical advantages.

Panel discussion at DuneCon exploring TVL as a metric for blockchain adoption. Speakers from Stellar, Dune, Mantle, and Safe debate whether TVL remains the best measure of ecosystem health or if alternatives like adoption metrics, transfer volumes, and daily active users better reflect real-world impact.

Educational tutorial on Stellar accounts covering account structure, creation using the JavaScript SDK, Stellar Lab tools, and completing Stellar Quest challenges.

Tutorial on three ways to grow XLM holdings on Stellar without staking: depositing in Blend Capital for emissions, earning rewards through Aquarius AMM and SDX pools, and participating in Phinex DeFi Hub liquidity pools. Bonus strategy involves using FxDAO vaults to mint stablecoins and leverage cross-protocol integrations.

Tutorial on authentication in Soroban smart contracts, covering require_auth and require_auth_for_args functions for verifying transaction authorization, plus testing methods using mock_auth and mock_all_auth utilities.

Developer walkthrough of Stellar smart wallet implementation using Soroban, covering passkey signers, policy-based access control, and stateful contract patterns for secure multi-sig account management.

SDF platform team showcased five hackathon projects built on the Composable Data Platform, demonstrating faster, cheaper alternatives to Horizon for trade aggregations, fraud detection, contract indexing, browser-based ingestion, and validator analytics.

Developer demonstrates launching fireworks using Soroban smart contracts on Stellar, with a Node.js controller listening for blockchain events and triggering an Arduino-controlled arc igniter. Showcases Web3's potential to replace cloud services for IoT applications.

Stellar Development Foundation held its Q3 2024 quarterly webinar, highlighting 9 million network addresses, $606 million in real-world assets, $4.9 billion in total volume, and major partnerships with Stripe, MasterCard, and Paxos announced at Meridian conference.

The Give Hub, a Stellar blockchain-based crowdfunding app, is empowering unbanked communities in Latin America and Africa by funding schools, clean water systems, healthcare, and microloans. Blockchain transparency ensures donations reach their intended impact.

Actor Idris Elba discusses financial inclusion and creative empowerment in Africa with Stellar leadership, exploring how blockchain tools can help African filmmakers and creators access financing, distribution, and ownership opportunities.

Tomer, CPO at Stellar Development Foundation, presented how Stellar has achieved product-market fit through real-world use cases like Decaf remittances, Stellar Aid Assist refugee dispersements, and Franklin Templeton's tokenized treasuries. He outlined the ecosystem's 1-to-10 scaling roadmap focusing on protocol optimization, data access improvements, and wallet enhancements.

Guillaume Feliciano, Chief Revenue Officer at Société Générale Forge, discusses the bank's tokenization strategy, MiCA-compliant stablecoin launch, and expansion to multiple public blockchains including Stellar. He emphasizes DeFi as the convergence point between traditional finance and crypto.

MoneyGram executive Alex presents the company's evolution from traditional cash-to-cash money transfer to digital and crypto-enabled payments, highlighting MoneyGram Access on Stellar, USDC wallet launch, and partnerships with 162+ digital wallets globally.

Panel discussion on tokenization in financial markets, exploring use cases in collateral management, cross-border payments, and real-world assets. Speakers from Chainlink, BIS, and European banking discuss regulatory challenges, the path from experimentation to production, and the role of CBDCs versus private stablecoins in enabling frictionless asset transfer.

Marcus from Script3 presented Blend Capital's five-month performance on Soroban, highlighting 237 unique wallets, $8.58M total deposits, and innovative auction-based liquidations. The team outlined future priorities: expanding wallet integrations, launching professionally risk-managed pools, and building an OTC lending framework for real-world use cases like remittance financing.

David Mazieres, Stellar co-founder, discusses the origins of the Stellar Consensus Protocol, drawing parallels between decentralized systems design and his earlier work on peer-to-peer file systems. He explains how the protocol was inspired by internet architecture and designed to prevent forks through network effects rather than proof-of-work.

Anthony Scaramucci discusses his transition from Wall Street to crypto, advocating for blockchain adoption and regulatory clarity. He emphasizes crypto's potential to eliminate intermediaries in financial transactions and calls for bipartisan U.S. policy on stablecoins and digital assets.

Stellar founder reflects on the network's 10-year journey, discussing early innovations like its consensus mechanism and distributed exchange, the importance of communication and continuous innovation, and how Soroban smart contracts now enable ecosystem builders to drive growth beyond the SDF.

MoneyGram launched a non-custodial wallet enabling USDC transfers without fees, marking the next phase of its crypto integration strategy. Alex Bauer discusses how the wallet bridges fiat and crypto while maintaining regulatory compliance and banking relationships.

Stellar Foundation leaders discuss the future of the DEX, validator decentralization, Soroban adoption, and ecosystem security at Meridian 2024. Key topics include replacing the classic order book with AMMs and liquidity aggregators, growing tier-one validator participation, and expanding DeFi protocols on Soroban.

Danell Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, opened Meridian 2024 discussing blockchain transformation focused on everyday financial services. She highlighted existing wallet innovations, real-world impact across remittances and humanitarian aid, and called for builders to solve unmet financial needs in underserved communities.