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Educational video introducing payments on the Stellar network, covering basic payment operations, claimable balances, and practical TypeScript SDK examples for implementing cross-border transactions with asset conversion.

Phoenix DeFi Hub, a suite of DeFi protocols launching on Soroban, announced an NFT marketplace and standard as their next protocol after their decentralized exchange. The team discussed their experience building on Soroban, token utility plans, and integration with anchors for fiat onboarding.

Soroswap, an AMM and DEX aggregator built on Soroban, launched on Mainnet. The team discussed how Soroswap enables swaps for custom Soroban tokens unavailable on Stellar Classic, with transaction costs 1000x lower than Ethereum and plans to aggregate liquidity across multiple protocols.

Educational video introducing blockchain technology fundamentals, covering distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms like Proof of Work and Proof of Stake, smart contracts, and use cases beyond cryptocurrency including remittances, supply chain, and voting systems.

Jed McCaleb, Stellar co-founder, discusses his journey from early programming through Bitcoin, Ripple, and Stellar, then pivots to space exploration with Vast and AI research with Estera, reflecting on regulatory challenges in crypto and the importance of human frontiers.

Francesco from Unchain AI discusses web3 security tools built for Stellar and Soroban, including wallet screening APIs, smart contract monitoring (Web3 SOC), and an open-source smart contract catalog with GPT-4 integration for vulnerability detection.

Tutorial demonstrating SourceApp's asset swapping functionality on Soroban, covering how to trade Soroban-native tokens, wrap Stellar Classic assets, create liquidity pools, and execute trustless swaps without permission.

Educational video introducing blockchain technology fundamentals, covering distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms like Proof of Work and Proof of Stake, smart contracts, and key advantages and limitations of blockchain systems.

Stellar Development Foundation Q4 2023 quarterly review covering 92 million payments processed, $1.3B in asset transaction volume, Soroban protocol 20 upgrade timeline (now targeting February 20), 100% project type representation in Soroban MVE, and 2024 roadmap focused on everyday financial services.

Aquarius presents its roadmap for building AMMs on Soroban, featuring constant product and stable swap models with customizable fees. The project seeks SCF 23 funding to complete smart contracts, interfaces, and documentation ahead of Soroban Phase 1 and 2 launch.

Danelle Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, interviews Alex Holmes, CEO of MoneyGram, about their partnership to bridge traditional finance and blockchain. They discuss MoneyGram's digital transformation, the development of MoneyGram Access (built on Stellar), and their new non-custodial wallet using USDC for cross-border payments.

Tori Samples, Senior Product Manager at SDF, discusses the Stellar Disbursement Platform, an open-source bulk payments tool enabling organizations to send money to multiple individuals simultaneously on Stellar. The platform supports humanitarian aid, payroll, government programs, and other use cases while bringing financial inclusion to underbanked populations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ed from Axelar demonstrates secure cross-chain communication tools, including deposit addresses, interchain tokens, and contract messaging. Axelar supports 49 chains and enables decentralized governance across multiple blockchains through its permissionless validator network.

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.