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Anke from SDF presents a workshop on Stellar fundamentals, covering blockchain basics, how Stellar works, asset issuance, the decentralized exchange, and real-world applications like Uhuru Wallet and Leaf Global Fintech. The session includes live demonstrations using Stellar Laboratory and highlights a $3,000 hackathon prize pool for projects solving real-world problems.

Lisa from the Stellar Development Foundation delivers a comprehensive Stellar 101 presentation for business leaders, covering the technology (account-based ledger, consensus protocol, asset issuance, decentralized exchange) and ecosystem (anchors, liquidity, SEPs, interoperability standards).

Meridian panel featuring Sam Conner of Stellar Global and Daniel Fisher of Public Node discussing how independent community initiatives are empowering the Stellar ecosystem through localized Discord communities, validator infrastructure, and content creation.

Tyler Vanderhoeven presents Stellar Quest, a gamified technical onboarding platform launching Monday with eight challenges designed to teach developers about Stellar through hands-on tasks, XLM prizes, and collectible badges.

Marta from the Stellar core team explains the Stellar Consensus Protocol, covering quorums, federated voting, the nomination protocol, and the ballot protocol. The talk uses simplified explanations and demos to help developers understand how SCP narrows down possible transaction sets until the network reaches agreement on a single value.