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A panel debate on stablecoins versus CBDCs featuring experts from Circle, Stablecorp, BIT, and the Atlantic Council, exploring financial inclusion, privacy, regulation, and whether both can coexist in the digital currency ecosystem.

Billy Grunas from the Stellar Development Foundation presents an overview of blockchain technology, Bitcoin's proof-of-work mechanism, and Stellar's focus on fast, low-cost payments infrastructure with support for stablecoins, CBDCs, and financial inclusion.

Stellar Development Foundation leadership discusses 2021 ecosystem achievements at Meridian conference, highlighting USDC stablecoin launch, MoneyGram partnership, $65M in Enterprise Fund investments, and technical roadmap including Horizon 2.0, AMM functionality, and upcoming SpeedX DEX protocol.

Panel discussion on reimagining finance with blockchain, featuring leaders from Stellar, Visa, Tribal Credit, Wire, and RTM discussing fintech opportunities in Latin America, stablecoins, cross-border payments, and the role of blockchain infrastructure in financial inclusion.

Stellar Development Foundation representative explains how Stellar's decentralized network enables interoperable digital assets and payments across traditional financial infrastructure, positioning it as a common infrastructure alternative to siloed correspondent banking systems.

Radko Albrecht, founder of Bitbond, discusses fiat-backed stablecoin issuance for banks and financial intermediaries, explaining how tokenization and on-chain payments enable instant settlement and atomic swaps for securities transactions.

Dante Disparte from Circle discusses stablecoins and cross-border payments, highlighting how USDC has grown to $20 billion in circulation and addresses the 50-year-old financial infrastructure gap through blockchain-based solutions.

SDF's Q1 2021 quarterly call covered major milestones including Stellar USDC launch, three enterprise fund investments totaling $6.5M, Horizon 2.0 release, and significant network growth with 160% increase in payments and 2,798% growth in relevant asset transactions.

SDF COO Jason Chilpala moderates a panel discussion with IMF senior financial expert John Kiff and EmTech CEO Carmel Kadett on how central bank digital currencies and stablecoins can coexist, exploring CBDC design, programmable money use cases, and financial inclusion opportunities.

Stellar Development Foundation held its Q4 2020 quarterly call reviewing major achievements including 20 anchor services, protocol 15 upgrades, USDC integration coming Q1, and 1,819% growth in relevant asset transaction volume to $48.7M.

Stellar Development Foundation announced USDC is now an official chain for the stablecoin, partnering with Circle. SDF also released protocol upgrades including claimable balances and sponsored reserves, relaunched the Stellar Community Fund 2.0, and expanded anchor networks in Africa and Latin America.