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Sven Walfels, co-founder of Monerium, discusses the first fully regulated e-money stablecoins issued on blockchain in Europe. Monerium offers on-chain euros and sterling backed by high-quality liquid assets, integrated with SEPA for seamless bank-to-wallet transfers and partnerships with MetaMask and Gnosis Pay for debit card spending.

David Taylor of Etherfuse explains why non-USD stablecoins need sovereign debt infrastructure. Four years ago, his team chose to build in Mexico rather than the US, leveraging the fintech law sandbox to issue yield-bearing assets. Today, Etherfuse operates in seven countries with plans to expand to over 100 by end of 2026.

Stellar's consensus protocol eliminates MEV (maximal extractable value) by design, unlike Ethereum and Solana where validators extract millions daily from user transactions. Stellar uses trusted validators accountable to the community rather than proof-of-stake incentives, creating fair markets where users aren't front-run.

Video walkthrough on building zero-knowledge proofs using Circom circuits integrated with Stellar Soroban smart contracts. Covers circuit design with constraints, proof generation via snarkjs, conversion to Soroban-compatible hex format, and verification on testnet with working code examples.

Tutorial on generating and verifying Noir zero-knowledge proofs in Stellar smart contracts. Demonstrates setting up a local Stellar testnet, compiling Noir circuits, generating proofs with Barretenberg, and verifying them on-chain using Soroban.

Stellar Protocol 25 Project X-Ray ships native ZK primitives (BN254, Poseidon) to mainnet. Boundless Networks verifier and Nethermind's Grot16 implementation enable production-ready privacy infrastructure with configurable compliance for institutions.

Sifcash founder discusses Ghana's new crypto regulation, Stellar's support for fintech startups, and the SifMarathon savings campaign. The conversation covers regulatory clarity, cross-border payments on Stellar, and building trust in crypto through community engagement.

Stellar processed 21.5 billion operations in 2025 with 10.3 million unique users, maintaining 99.99% uptime. Major institutions including Franklin Templeton, PayPal, and the Marshall Islands deployed real-world assets and payments on the network, with RWAs surpassing 1 billion and payment volume reaching 55.6 billion.

Podcast discussion on crypto adoption in Africa, featuring Sifcash and Lumenloop. Topics include Ghana's new cryptocurrency regulation, how stablecoins help combat inflation, Stellar's support for African fintech projects, and real-world utility of blockchain for cross-border payments and financial inclusion.

Stellar Protocol 25 (Project X-Ray) launches native ZK primitives including BN254 and Poseidon, enabling production-ready privacy infrastructure. Boundless verifier and NetherMind's Groth16 implementation are now live on Stellar Mainnet, allowing developers to build configurable, compliant privacy applications.

Stellar's 2025 year in review showcased major institutional adoption, with 55.6 billion in payment volume, 785 million in real world assets on-chain, and key deployments from Franklin Templeton, PayPal, US Bank, and the Marshall Islands. Protocol upgrades like Whisk and X-Ray enabled enterprise-grade scale and privacy.

Stellar's 2025 year in review highlights record adoption with 21.5 billion operations, 10.3 million users, and 1 billion in real-world assets. Major institutions like Franklin Templeton, PayPal, and the Marshall Islands deployed production systems on Stellar, while protocol upgrades WISC and X-Ray enabled enterprise-scale performance and privacy.

Stellar launches a zero-knowledge gaming hackathon running February 9-22 with a $10,000 XLM prize pool. Participants can use Stellar Game Studio, Risc Zero, and Noir to build on-chain games with zero-knowledge proofs on Stellar testnet.

Tutorial on integrating Define Dex API into wallets to offer automated DeFi yield strategies. Covers smart contract architecture, API endpoints, and implementation examples using React and TypeScript SDK.

Telus Cooperative and Estelar Chile hosted an entrepreneurship fair in Temuco, Chile, promoting innovation and technology for local entrepreneurs building their dreams.

Joaquín Farfán from Blessed UX demonstrates building smart contracts on Stellar's Soroban using OpenZeppelin libraries, showing how developers can create secure contracts without deep software engineering expertise.

A tutorial demonstrates creating and minting the first NFT collection on the Lightning marketplace within the Stellar blockchain ecosystem. Using Factor wallet and XLM on mainnet, the process covers uploading an image generated with Nano Banana, setting collection details like name, asset code, description, supply, and domain, then listing it for sale at 10 XLM. The video concludes with managing orders, searching the collection, and canceling listings.

A tutorial demonstrates building a rebasing token (RUSD) on the Stellar blockchain that accepts USDC deposits and automatically accrues yield by increasing holders' balances. The token uses a share-based system where added collateral, simulating yield from protocols like Blend, proportionally boosts all users' balances without needing to stake or interact further. Users can hold RUSD in their wallets and watch balances grow in real-time.

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.

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.

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.