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Tomer Weller, CPO at Stellar, discusses real-world stablecoin adoption including RTM wallet processing $1.2B annually, aid distribution in Ukraine, and the MoneyGram partnership enabling USDC off-ramping across 400,000 agents globally.

Candace Kelly, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how blockchain technology enables faster, cheaper cross-border payments for humanitarian aid and frontline workers. The Stellar Disbursement Platform has helped UNHCR distribute $5 million to 2,500 Ukrainian families and supports GIZ in paying conflict zone workers, while addressing regulatory challenges and scalability barriers.

Société Générale Forge and Upheaval discuss issuing bank-backed stablecoins on Stellar, covering regulatory compliance, ecosystem partnerships, and DeFi integration challenges for institutional asset issuers.

Freelee pivoted from a Telegram chatbot remittance app to a B2B payout management system after user research in the Philippines revealed that businesses, not individuals, had the real pain point. The team now uses Stellar's fast, low-cost transactions to help companies automate payouts to freelancers and gig workers.

Panel discussion on stablecoin adoption drivers featuring leaders from Stellar Development Foundation, Squads, and Greenfield Capital. Panelists project stablecoin market growth to 500 billion to 1 trillion USD within 18 months, driven by institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and real-world use cases like B2B payments and treasury management.

Stellar Development Foundation announced PYUSD, PayPal's stablecoin, will launch on Stellar this summer. Danelle Dixon discussed how this partnership enables low-fee cross-border payments and financial services for underbanked populations globally.

Toma Weller, CPO at Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how Stellar powers real-world finance through native cash-to-DeFi experiences, institutional partnerships like MoneyGram, and the launch of Soroban smart contracts platform with focus on security, developer experience, and privacy solutions.

Danelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how blockchain technology enables financial inclusion and cross-border payments. She highlights real-world use cases including aid distribution in Ukraine, remittances for migrant workers, and economic empowerment in rural communities.

Stellar Development Foundation Q1 2025 webinar covering three growth goals: top 10 DeFi by TVL, top 10 monthly active addresses, and 10x increase in yield-bearing RWAs. RWA supply reached $757M with $472M in yield-bearing assets; $3.4B in RWA payments processed. Protocol 23 upgrades targeting 5,000 TPS and 2.5-second block times launching soon.

Maya discusses how her fintech app integrated with MoneyGram's API to rapidly expand to 40+ countries, enabling users to buy crypto with cash at retail locations. She highlights adoption in emerging markets like Japan, Cambodia, Philippines, and Senegal, and recommends building on Stellar for similar integrations.

Danelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how Stellar enables real-world asset tokenization and financial inclusion. Key initiatives include partnerships with Franklin Templeton and the UN for aid delivery, with over $5 million distributed and $12 million in operational savings.

Stellar Community Fund mainnet demo day featuring seven SCF-funded projects: Sky Hits (music investment platform), Aurel (institutional crypto middleware), Koka (stablecoin banking), Abroad (cross-border payments), GearUp (African creator marketplace), Comet (Soroban security tool), and Decaf (non-custodial neobank). SCF has distributed over $32M to 540+ projects since inception.

Danelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, discusses Wall Street's adoption of blockchain for tokenization, stablecoin regulation, and Stellar's work delivering aid globally. Franklin Templeton's money market fund on Stellar reduced entry barriers from $2,500 to $25, while the UN uses Stellar's disbursement tool to deliver refugee aid in minutes.

Tori Samples from the Stellar Development Foundation discusses the Stellar Disbursement Platform, a bulk payments tool enabling organizations to send up to 10,000 transactions in a single batch to recipients worldwide using stablecoins, with a live demo showing how recipients claim funds through integrated wallets.

BP Ventures demonstrates their white-label self-custodial wallet built on Stellar, featuring email/social login via SEP-30, multi-language support, fiat onramps through anchors like Crossbridge and MoneyGram, and asset swapping via ICE.

Anna Whitson-Diaz from the Stellar Development Foundation discusses Stellar's focus on financial inclusion and humanitarian aid delivery. The SDF has partnered with UNHCR to deliver direct cash assistance using blockchain technology, distributing over $5 million to Ukrainian refugees.

Stellar Development Foundation held Q4 2024 review webinar covering 18 billion total transactions, 9 million network addresses, $52 million smart contract TVL, and announced 2025 strategy focused on top-10 DeFi ranking, 5 million monthly active addresses, and $3 billion in real-world assets.

Danelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how Stellar's asset issuance and payment infrastructure is driving real-world adoption in aid distribution, cross-border payments, and tokenized real-world assets, with major partners like Franklin Templeton lowering barriers to entry.

Stellar Development Foundation and Global Citizen launched the Acuna Wallet, a blockchain-powered digital wallet enabling African creators to receive payments from global platforms like YouTube and Spotify directly into U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins, with pilot launch in Ghana.

Herbal Karman from Huma and Tomer Weller from Stellar discuss PayFi, a new financial sector combining payment financing with blockchain. They cover the $2.8B in PayFi transactions, the six-layer OpenPayFi stack, and how Stellar's infrastructure powers real-world payment solutions globally.

Danelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, discusses SDF's mission to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology, emphasizing foundational infrastructure, strategic partnerships like MoneyGram and UNHCR, and the importance of regulatory engagement for sustainable growth.

Comprehensive overview of Stellar and XLM covering the project's history, founders Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim, core mission of financial inclusion, consensus protocol, tokenomics with 50 billion fixed supply, and key use cases including cross-border payments, remittances, and asset tokenization.

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.

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.