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Paul from SDF presents Soroban smart contracts on Stellar, covering environment setup, hello world examples, and a full crowdfunding dapp. Soroban enables programmable token control and reliable neutrality through on-chain code, with deployment available now on FutureNet.

Researcher from Red Bay Network presents scientific analysis of blockchain transaction throughput (TPS) claims versus real-world performance, revealing significant gaps between announced metrics and observed results across major blockchains including Algorand, Avalanche, and Solana.

Stellar founder David Mazieres argues that proof of agreement, not proof of work or stake, is better suited for issuer-backed tokens. He explains how Stellar's consensus protocol uses quorum slices with known validators to enable low-cost, censorship-resistant transactions while protecting against double redemption attacks.

Panel discussion on custodial versus non-custodial wallets featuring experts from Ledger, Wirex, and academia. Panelists debate the spectrum of wallet solutions, regulatory compliance, privacy, and the role of self-custody versus institutional custody in crypto adoption.

Script3's Alex Moots discusses building a decentralized money market on Stellar's Soroban smart contract platform, highlighting how Soroban's interoperability with Stellar Classic and flexible authorization enable efficient DeFi protocols tailored to Stellar's anchor ecosystem.

Panel discussion on liquidity provision for Stellar cross-border payments, featuring Script3's money market protocol and ARF's credit line product for financial institutions. Speakers explore how DeFi infrastructure enables capital efficiency in remittances and FX markets.

Panel discussion on blockchain's role in financial inclusion, featuring experts from Nigeria, UN, AFI, and academia debating whether blockchain represents hope or hype for expanding economic opportunities in developing nations.

BlockDemon chief engineer Nai Lu discusses infrastructure challenges across 50+ blockchain protocols, including Stellar's federated consensus model, validator decentralization, and how reputation-based trust differs from proof-of-work and proof-of-stake incentive structures.

Aquarius, a liquidity management layer for Stellar, incentivizes market making and liquidity provision through the Aqua token. The platform has distributed 107 million payments across 156,000 wallets since launch in May 2021, with plans to integrate Soroban smart contracts for further decentralization.

Beans is a non-custodial wallet on Stellar that abstracts away crypto complexity, offering free remittances and yield-bearing savings accounts. Users can send money across currencies with zero fees and earn returns on stablecoins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, or XLM.

Torsten from Pendulum presents Spacewalk, a decentralized bridge connecting Stellar to Polkadot through Pendulum parachain. The bridge uses a novel vault-based architecture with collateralization and a Stellar Oracle to ensure security comparable to Stellar consensus.

Stellar core developers discuss Soroban smart contracts launch, scalability roadmap, governance challenges, and state management. Key topics include extensibility through Soroban, L1 optimization before L2 solutions, fee metering complexity, and ledger state expiration.

Stellar Development Foundation leaders discuss Soroban smart contracts launch, addressing past skepticism, scalability concerns, and the $100M Sorobanathon First Light developer fund. Soroban launches Q2 2023 with two execution lanes preserving low-cost Classic payments.

Stellar Development Foundation announces the Anchor Platform, a new open-source tool designed to simplify anchor deployment on the Stellar network. The platform reduces setup complexity and costs, enabling businesses to connect payment infrastructure with minimal development effort.

Shift Markets announced Cables, a semi-decentralized exchange coming to Stellar that combines centralized liquidity with user self-custody, enabling faster cross-border payments and trading with better rates than traditional channels.

AlfredPay, a USDC-based payments platform, launches a direct-to-bank transfer service and hybrid wallet for LATAM markets, starting with Dominican Republic operations and expanding to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia by year-end.

Panel discussion on tier one asset issuance on Stellar, featuring developers from Brazil discussing native asset primitives, real-world tokenization use cases, and a CBDC pilot project with fractionalized assets using Stellar's DEX and multi-signature features.

Panel discussion on blockchain solutions for financial inclusion in emerging markets, focusing on serving the 4 billion people at the base of the economic pyramid. Speakers discuss challenges like lack of formal banking access, trust issues, and regulatory barriers, while exploring how distributed ledger technology and local stablecoins can enable cross-border transfers and peer-to-peer payments.

Panel discussion featuring Stellar anchors Settle Network, Tempo France, and Wire discussing fiat on-ramps, stablecoin issuance, cross-border payments infrastructure, and the future of crypto adoption through seamless payment experiences.

Technical deep dive on integrating MoneyGram's fiat on/off ramp with Stellar wallets, covering authentication flows, transaction initiation, USDC settlement, and best practices for handling deposits and withdrawals.

Jed McCaleb and David Mazieres discuss founding Stellar, the consensus protocol, and the network's future at Meridian. They cover smart contracts, scalability, CBDCs, and the importance of execution over ideas.

Helgaard from Reive presents their fintech app builder platform that enables founders to launch financial products without building from scratch. Reive provides white-label wallet infrastructure, compliance through Wire integration, and Stellar network support to reduce time and cost to market for emerging fintech businesses.

Tomer from the Stellar Development Foundation announced Soroban, a Turing-complete smart contract platform native to Stellar, now live on FutureNet testnet. The SDF is allocating $100 million to support Soroban adoption and launched Sorobanathon First Light to reward developers building and providing feedback.

SDF's Q3 2022 review highlights 7M+ Stellar accounts, 64M payments, and Sorobon smart contracts launching on FutureNet with a $100M adoption fund. Key ecosystem wins include USDC integrations across YRX, Ledger, and BitWage, plus the Anchor platform for streamlined integrations.