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Workshop session on using Mercury indexer to query Stellar blockchain data without direct RPC calls. Covers setting up subscriptions, querying ledger entries, parsing XDR data, and practical examples with voting contracts.

Julian Martinez from SDF walks through Rust smart contract development on Soroban, covering basics like data types and storage, then advances to a staking contract example with cross-contract calls and testing.

Paltalabs team demonstrates building a voting dApp frontend connected to Soroban smart contracts, covering wallet integration, contract invocation, and transaction signing with Soroban React library.

Spanish-language peer programming session building a voting smart contract on Soroban, Stellar's smart contract platform. Developers walk through contract development, testing in Rust, and deployment to testnet using Docker, CLI tools, and JavaScript SDK.

Stellar Startup Camp demo day featuring multiple projects: a carbon credit tokenization platform for environmental restoration, ClipStack for creator financing via ad revenue sharing, Horizon for accessible credit access with DeFi benefits, and EcoTrade for carbon credit trading on Stellar.

Fifo from Cheesecake Labs demonstrates the Stellar Asset Sandbox, showing how to issue a stablecoin, create yield-bearing assets with smart contracts, manage hedge fund vaults, and authorize accounts through KYC workflows.

Aquarius introduces the Soroban Yield Bridge, enabling Stellar users to earn yields from Ethereum-based assets like stETH and Aave tokens directly on Stellar. The non-custodial bridge launches with five assets and uses Reflector oracles for real-time synchronization.

Phoenix DeFi Hub, built on Soroban, launched its decentralized exchange with three liquidity pools and generated 60% of Soroban transactions on day one. The team discussed upcoming features including an NFT marketplace, bridges to other ecosystems, and mobile support via WalletConnect.

Stellar Development Foundation Q1 2024 review covering smart contracts launch on mainnet, $533M in real world assets, 8M network accounts, and three strategic North Stars for ecosystem growth and financial inclusion.

Fred demos Litemint's new NFT marketplace release featuring zero-friction creator onboarding, instant listing on SDEX, and advanced smart contract features like auctions and royalties, all designed to onboard non-crypto natives to Stellar.

Enrique from Crate Technologies discusses xBull Wallet, an open-source wallet for advanced Stellar users with hardware wallet support, and Soroban Domains, a protocol enabling human-readable usernames to replace public keys on Stellar.

Jay Cudmore from Aquarius discusses the project's migration to Soroban, including new AMM features with variable fees, stable swap pools, and a shift from hourly rewards to on-demand claims. Aquarius is also exploring a potential third airdrop in partnership with the community.

Phoenix DeFi Hub, a suite of DeFi protocols launching on Soroban, announced an NFT marketplace and standard as their next protocol after their decentralized exchange. The team discussed their experience building on Soroban, token utility plans, and integration with anchors for fiat onboarding.

Soroswap, an AMM and DEX aggregator built on Soroban, launched on Mainnet. The team discussed how Soroswap enables swaps for custom Soroban tokens unavailable on Stellar Classic, with transaction costs 1000x lower than Ethereum and plans to aggregate liquidity across multiple protocols.

Educational video introducing blockchain technology fundamentals, covering distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms like Proof of Work and Proof of Stake, smart contracts, and use cases beyond cryptocurrency including remittances, supply chain, and voting systems.

Francesco from Unchain AI discusses web3 security tools built for Stellar and Soroban, including wallet screening APIs, smart contract monitoring (Web3 SOC), and an open-source smart contract catalog with GPT-4 integration for vulnerability detection.

Tutorial demonstrating SourceApp's asset swapping functionality on Soroban, covering how to trade Soroban-native tokens, wrap Stellar Classic assets, create liquidity pools, and execute trustless swaps without permission.

Educational video introducing blockchain technology fundamentals, covering distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms like Proof of Work and Proof of Stake, smart contracts, and key advantages and limitations of blockchain systems.

Stellar Development Foundation Q4 2023 quarterly review covering 92 million payments processed, $1.3B in asset transaction volume, Soroban protocol 20 upgrade timeline (now targeting February 20), 100% project type representation in Soroban MVE, and 2024 roadmap focused on everyday financial services.

Aquarius presents its roadmap for building AMMs on Soroban, featuring constant product and stable swap models with customizable fees. The project seeks SCF 23 funding to complete smart contracts, interfaces, and documentation ahead of Soroban Phase 1 and 2 launch.

Muli Sagif, CEO of Certora, discusses formal verification for smart contracts and announces Soroban support for their verification platform at Meridian in Madrid. Certora is expanding beyond EVM to WebAssembly and Rust, bringing formal verification tooling to the Stellar ecosystem.

Aquarius submitted four smart contracts for Soroban mainnet testing and community feedback, including router, token, constant product, and stable swap pool contracts. The team aims to launch day one on Soroban mainnet with audits scheduled for next month.

Closing keynote from Meridian 2023 reflecting on Soroban's progress from preview to mainnet launch, ecosystem growth to 100+ projects, and the $100M Soroban Adoption Fund strategy for accelerating DeFi and financial inclusion.

Julian Martinez and Chad from AHA Labs demonstrate how to build DeFi applications on Stellar using Soroban smart contracts, covering liquidity pools, swaps, and TypeScript bindings for frontend integration.