Meridian 2023, the annual Stellar conference held in Madrid, showcased major ecosystem developments including MoneyGram's non-custodial wallet launch, Circle's EURC stablecoin deployment, and significant upgrades to developer tools like the Anchor Platform and Stellar Disbursement Platform.
The Stellar Development Foundation hosted Meridian 2023 in Spain with the theme "Unlocking Human Potential," bringing together developers, founders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers. Key announcements included MoneyGram launching a non-custodial wallet on Stellar leveraging USDC, Circle's EURC stablecoin going live on the network with adoption by Ripio, and major platform upgrades including the Anchor Platform's new on/off-ramp standard and Stellar Asset Sandbox's expanded features. Developer tools received significant enhancements, with new wallet integrations (Beans, Boss Money), Zodia Custody becoming the first third-party SDP host, and a partnership between SDF and Certora for Soroban security. The conference also featured discussions on financial inclusion, with PwC releasing research on blockchain's impact on financial access.
