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Raheem, a computer science student from Curacao, discusses his DAO smart contract submission to Soroban-a-thon. The contract uses reputation instead of tokens for governance, allowing members to create and vote on proposals that execute cross-contract instructions.

Stellar Development Foundation team discusses critical decision on how stellar assets are represented in Soroban: single balance approach (assets stored in trust lines, exposed via Soroban interface) versus dual balance approach (separate Soroban and classic balances). Community consensus strongly favors single balance for simplified user experience and ecosystem interoperability.

Stellar protocol discussion on CAP 46-06 covering the standardized token contract for Soroban smart contracts, including updates to token balances, naming conventions, clawback functionality, and solutions for handling auth-required assets from Stellar Classic.

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.

Hidenori Shinohara from Stellar's core team discusses Pull Mode, a new transaction broadcasting optimization that removes duplicate messages across the network. Simulations showed TPS improved from 326 to 563 transactions per second, a 73% increase.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.