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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Steven Goldfeder and Tomer Weller discuss Arbitrum and Stellar's 2025 achievements on Coinage's 'Crypto Project of the Year' edition. Arbitrum's milestone was Robinhood's global expansion backed entirely by tokenized assets. Stellar's wins: RWAs doubled (Benji at $580M, Ondo, WisdomTree, RedSwan); MoneyGram expanded in Colombia; DeFi TVL more than doubled. Both leaders agree: DeFi and traditional finance are converging.

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.

Circle, Chainlink, and Stellar debated when institutions adopt blockchain at Convergence 2025. Regulatory clarity arrived in 2025. Now the friction is developer experience and technical integration with legacy systems.

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 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 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 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.