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The Stellar Developer Meeting features the OpenSapplin team presenting Q4 2025 library releases: WAD for high-precision decimal arithmetic in Soroban smart contracts, fee abstraction for paying transaction fees with tokens like USDC instead of XLM, and the timelock module as the start of a governance package. These tools enhance developer experience, enable smart account functionality via relayers, and improve contract governance transparency and safety. The team highlights ongoing momentum and community adoption.

Stellar protocol discussion covering three CAPs: CAP-78 on improved DTL extension management for contracts, CAP-79 adding host functions for muxed address conversions, and CAP-77 proposing a protocol-level mechanism to freeze corrupted ledger entries during emergencies.

Step-by-step tutorial on setting up Freighter wallet, activating it with XLM, and exploring Stellar dApps like ZoroSwap for token swaps and asset management.

Educational overview of Stellar's mission to create accessible global finance, explaining the Stellar Consensus Protocol, anchors as fiat bridges, and introducing Soroban smart contracts with a practical crowdfunding example.

RedSwan CEO discusses 2025 momentum in real estate tokenization, regulatory tailwinds from new legislation, expansion of licensed broker team to six members, and plans to bring billions in assets on-chain in 2026.

Blessed UX and Telus Cooperative are launching a five-workshop Web3 builder program in Chile, teaching participants to create wallets, smart contracts, and deploy apps on Stellar.

OpenZeppelin releases smart account libraries for Stellar smart contracts, enabling programmable authorization systems with context rules, signers, and policies. The demo showcases USDC payments, forex swaps, and multisig treasury operations.

Joaquin leads a Spanish-language workshop on how to submit ideas to Stellar's Ideatón competition, emphasizing problem-driven ideation, viability on Stellar, and scalability over technical complexity.

Stellar Development Foundation hosted an end-of-year community celebration featuring ecosystem leaders discussing 2025 accomplishments and 2026 roadmap priorities, including privacy features via Protocol X-ray, foundation infrastructure overhauls, and expanded regional community programs across 21 countries.

A technical walkthrough of an auto-compounding USDC vault built on Stellar using Blend Protocol, OpenZeppelin vault libraries, and Comet DEX. The vault automatically claims BLND rewards, swaps them to USDC, and reinvests them for users.

A Stellar ecosystem community event in Rio de Janeiro featuring multiple project pitches including Vansys (buy-borrow-pay app), Spectra (cross-anchor identity solution), Solos Swap (liquidity aggregator), Automated Finance (workflow automation), and discussions on Web3 regulation and RWA tokenization.

Podcast discussion on interoperability, data intelligence, and multi-chain product strategy featuring Arno from Dune, Jana from Myosin, and Esteban from Findex. Speakers explore how data-driven insights inform product decisions and marketing strategies in web3, emphasizing user experience abstraction over technical complexity.

Podcast discussion on interoperability, data intelligence, and web3 product development featuring Arno from Dune, Jana from Myosin, and Esteban from Findex. Speakers explore how data-driven insights and user-centric design are reshaping multi-chain strategies and marketing approaches in crypto.

Developer builds a selective disclosure KYC system using zero-knowledge proofs and BLS ring signatures on Stellar Soroban. Users can prove attributes like residency or age without revealing full identity, with credentials verified on-chain while personal data stays off-chain.

Podcast discussion on interoperability, data intelligence, and web3 product development featuring Arno from Dune, Jana from Miocene, and Esteban from Findex. Speakers explore how data-driven insights and user-centric design are reshaping multi-chain strategies and marketing approaches in crypto.

Joaquín Farfán leads a hands-on workshop deploying a smart contract on Stellar's testnet using Soroban and Rust, demonstrating how developers can build financial applications with real-world impact in Latin America.

A panel at Stellar House Miami discusses the power of storytelling in Web3 marketing, featuring marketers from Privy and Stellar. Panelists share their journeys into crypto marketing and emphasize aligning narratives with strong products, targeting the right audiences, and building long-term trust. They highlight education on stablecoins, wallets, and purposeful blockchains like Stellar for financial services.

Podcast on interoperability in blockchain featuring Meru and Etherfuse discussing stablecoin and stablebond adoption across Latin America, regulatory progress, and building financial infrastructure for emerging markets.

A podcast interview with AirTM CEO Ruben Galindo discusses the company's 11-year journey solving cross-border payment challenges using stablecoins on Stellar, from Venezuela's hyperinflation to enterprise payroll for 250,000 workers in 150 countries. AirTM excels in the 'last mile' by enabling fast, low-cost cashouts to 488 local payment methods. The conversation highlights Stellar's role, stablecoin advantages, and the need for patience in building generational fintech infrastructure.

Natasha from Boys Club discusses marketing strategies for crypto projects, emphasizing storytelling, media-first approaches, and building brand perception. She shares insights on leveraging events, managing personal vs. brand visibility, and the importance of authentic narrative in Web3 marketing.

Jason Karsh from SDF hosts a panel with Robinson from Wormhole and Shiv from Boundless discussing how privacy and openness coexist in a multi-chain world. They explore zero-knowledge cryptography, interoperability, and institutional adoption barriers.

A panel discussion at a Web3 conference features experts from Massari, Allium, and Dune analyzing on-chain metrics beyond vanity stats like TVL and active wallets. They emphasize use cases, repeatability, revenue, and contextual insights, with specific praise for Stellar's low TVL but high activity, composable RWAs with Centrifuge, and stablecoin volumes. The conversation critiques misleading metrics and explores AI's role in data analysis.

At Stellar House event, Stellar Development Foundation's Chief Business Officer Raja interviews Ed from Red Swan on tokenizing real estate on the Stellar blockchain. Ed shares his journey from traditional real estate at Cushman & Wakefield to blockchain after a 2018 conference, highlighting how tokenization democratizes access to high-quality properties via fractional ownership and portfolios like USA Fund and Africa Housing Fund. He emphasizes Stellar's focus on RWAs, liquidity benefits amid market challenges, and emerging markets like Asia and GCC.

Panel discussion on tokenization of real-world assets featuring Franklin Templeton, Hedera, and Stellar Development Foundation. Speakers highlight operational efficiency gains, institutional adoption of tokenized money market funds and real estate, and the role of blockchain in enabling new financial products and market access.