Stellar Development Foundation hosted a blockchain workshop on decentralized finance and smart contracts at Universidad San Sebastián in Santiago. Co-organized with PaltaLabs and regional community initiatives including Tellus Cooperative and Campus on Chain, the event covered Soroban's unique features and demonstrated practical smart contract creation and real-world DeFi use cases.

Stellar Development Foundation hosted a blockchain workshop on decentralized finance and smart contracts at Universidad San Sebastián in Santiago on August 13. Co-organized with PaltaLabs, Tellus Cooperative, Campus on Chain, BeCoop Wallet, and ecosystem partners, the event brought together Chilean developers and financial innovators to explore Soroban smart contracts and practical DeFi applications. The workshop provided a comprehensive overview of Soroban, Stellar's smart contract platform, comparing its features and capabilities to other solutions in the market. Participants received hands-on demonstrations of smart contract creation and explored real-world use cases and benefits of decentralized finance. The event highlighted how Soroban enables new financial applications and connected builders with established protocols including Soroswap.Finance. The workshop reflects ongoing regional activity in Latin America, where builders and community initiatives are working to increase developer knowledge around Stellar smart contracts and decentralized finance.