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BP Ventures presents CEP30, Stellar's 2020 standard for wallet recovery without seed phrases. The demo shows how users can recover accounts via email, SMS, or social authentication while keeping the master key disabled for security.

BPV releases Stellar Anchor in a Box v2.03 with new features including API key generation, webhook support, enhanced filtering, OAuth 2 authentication, ISO 20022 compliance, multisig capabilities, and Google Analytics integration for anchor operators.

Muli Sagif, CEO of Certora, discusses formal verification for smart contracts and announces Soroban support for their verification platform at Meridian in Madrid. Certora is expanding beyond EVM to WebAssembly and Rust, bringing formal verification tooling to the Stellar ecosystem.

Konstantin Sparks, founder of Blockdaemon, discusses how institutional infrastructure providers are essential for blockchain adoption. He explains Blockdaemon's three-pillar strategy: node access, staking services, and MPC wallet solutions, positioning the company as the backbone enabling developers and institutions to build on Stellar and other networks.

Aquarius submitted four smart contracts for Soroban mainnet testing and community feedback, including router, token, constant product, and stable swap pool contracts. The team aims to launch day one on Soroban mainnet with audits scheduled for next month.

Donnell Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, interviews Jijinder Singh, Deputy Secretary General of IOSCO, about global regulatory frameworks for crypto assets. Singh discusses IOSCO's 18 recommendations focused on investor protection, market integrity, and addressing conflicts of interest in crypto service providers.

David Mazier discusses why blockchain's real value lies in programmable money and atomic transactions across databases, not cryptocurrency. He argues that issued assets require reputation-based consensus like Stellar's proof of agreement rather than incentive-based models that create unsustainable fee structures.

Litemint hosted the sixth Legends tournament final, a competitive card game event on Stellar blockchain where winner Marlow defeated Junkhead 6-4. Prizes were distributed in USDC stablecoin with tradable NFT card rewards, showcasing Web3 gaming and true digital ownership.

BPV presents Anchor in a Box, a solution for launching Stellar anchors that enable fiat-to-crypto conversions. The presentation covers SEP standards (6, 10, 24, 31), wallet integration, KYC processes, fee management, and operational workflows for money transfer operators and exchanges.

The Stellar Development Foundation introduced the Anchor Platform, a middleware service that simplifies on and off-ramping for businesses. Flutterwave and BankSAR demonstrated production integrations enabling cross-border payments and fiat conversions across Africa and globally.

Beans app integrates with Blend protocol to enable users to deposit stablecoins in lending pools and earn yield while maintaining a traditional banking UX. The integration allows seamless conversion between fiat and digital currencies with zero fees.

CFTC Commissioner discusses crypto regulation gaps, DeFi enforcement overreach, and the need for legislative clarity. Argues the agency should engage with industry on rulemaking rather than relying solely on enforcement actions that may shut down innovation.

Stellar founder explains why blockchain matters beyond cryptocurrency, detailing how Stellar's proof-of-agreement consensus enables secure issued assets with minimal fees, unlike proof-of-work and proof-of-stake chains that require expensive validator incentives.

Elroy, a fintech platform built on Stellar, launches Elroy Global for free money transfers to Mexico with plans to expand to 30+ countries. The service offers high interest rates, virtual cards, and seamless international payments using Stellar's standardized protocols.

Julian Martinez and Chad from AHA Labs demonstrate how to build DeFi applications on Stellar using Soroban smart contracts, covering liquidity pools, swaps, and TypeScript bindings for frontend integration.

Marcelo from Cheesecake Labs introduced Stellar Sandbox v2, an enhanced platform for asset tokenization that enables non-technical users to issue, manage, and distribute assets on Stellar without development expertise. The platform includes custodial wallets, role-based access control, treasury management, and upcoming Soroban smart contract integration, with the codebase being released as open source.

Three Stellar ecosystem wallets (Beans, Decaf, Boss Money) demonstrated integration with the Stellar Disbursement Platform, showcasing how organizations can send bulk payments globally to recipients who onboard seamlessly into crypto wallets for the first time.

Deep technical overview of Soroban's architecture, covering the host-guest boundary design, value types, host functions, contract storage, and resource metering that enable secure, performant smart contract execution on Stellar.

Tomer from SDF presented Soroban, Stellar's new smart contracts platform built on WebAssembly and Rust. The talk covered Soroban's architecture, security tooling including a new Audit Bank and Certora partnership, and live demos of DeFi applications like Blend lending protocol and Beans app enabling cash-to-yield access.

Closing keynote from Meridian 2023 reflecting on Soroban's progress from preview to mainnet launch, ecosystem growth to 100+ projects, and the $100M Soroban Adoption Fund strategy for accelerating DeFi and financial inclusion.

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson discusses the launch of Benji, a tokenized money market fund on Stellar, and explains why blockchain technology is transforming asset management and financial services infrastructure.

ARF, a Swiss fintech licensed in 2019, launched a USDC-based credit line product to solve the cross-border payments liquidity problem by offering short-term, uncollateralized revolving credit to financial institutions, enabling same-day settlement and reducing pre-funding capital requirements.

Panel discussion featuring founders of three Soroban lending protocols: Slender (compounded lending), Trilobyte (cash flow financing for Cuba), and XLR Labs (tokenized T-bills and repo lending). Speakers discuss how lending primitives drive DeFi ecosystem growth and financial inclusion.

Tyler Vanderhoeven, developer advocate at Stellar Development Foundation, demonstrates how to bridge Stellar assets into Soroban smart contracts using Stellar asset contracts, enabling seamless interoperability between the two layers.