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Articlemedium.comGemma Dobbs1y ago

SCF #30 Round Recap

The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) #30 round awarded $2.17 million in XLM to 22 projects in the first round of SCF 6.0, including initiatives for DeFi, payments, humanitarian aid, NFTs, developer tools, and financial inclusion across the Stellar ecosystem.

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SCF #30 marked the inaugural round of the restructured Stellar Community Fund 6.0, which aims to foster innovation while incentivizing project launch and growth. The program received 150 submissions, with 103 being first-time applicants. A total of $2,167,917 worth of XLM was distributed across 22 Build Award recipients, each receiving up to $150,000. Notable winners include Tansu (Soroban versioning), RampMeDaddy (Telegram wallet integration), Rarible (NFT integration), Arculus (Soroban payments), and projects focused on humanitarian aid (CHATS, Rahat, Bousol), DeFi (Hoops Finance, Every.finance), remittances (ScopeX, TransferMole), and developer infrastructure (Kasmer, Nodies). The awards span multiple categories including payments, financial inclusion, smart contracts, and real-world asset integration.

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ArculusInfrastructure & Services
SCF
StablecoinsPayment GatewayPOS

Arculus enables stablecoin or token holders on Stellar to pay at any Visa/MasterCard merchant, directly from self-custody wallet…

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BousolEnd-User Application
SCF
Software WalletCross-Border PaymentsUnbanked

Bousol is a blockchain-based digital wallet enabling secure, low-cost cross-border payments and financial services for underserv…

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CHATSApplications
SCF
AidCross-Border PaymentsStablecoins

CHATS offers blockchain-based cash and voucher solutions to improve programs by MercyCorps, UNICEF and other iNGOs partners and…

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Every FinanceFinancial Protocols
SCF
DerivativesDeFi

Offers decentralized ETFs to help crypto investors on Stellar to optimize yields and manage risk with automated portfolio rebala…

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KryptosDeveloper Tooling
SCF
AccountingDeFiEnterprise

Comprehensive platform for cryptocurrency tax reporting, portfolio tracking, and DeFi analytics with Stellar network support.

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MugglePayApplications
SCF
MerchantPayment GatewaySDK

Help merchants accept crypto on Stellar through autoswap smarts contract built on Soroban. (e.g. pay-in XLM, pay-out USDC).

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NodiesInfrastructure & Services
SCF
RPCAPINodes

Nodies is a Web3 infrastructure platform offering high-performance RPC and Horizon services for the Stellar network on both main…

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RahatApplications
SCF
AidUSDArt

Financial access platform on Stellar for humanitarian agencies, enabling efficient and transparent aid delivery with automated c…

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RampMeDaddyApplications
SCF
Telegram Mini AppCross-Border PaymentsP2P

RampMeDaddy integrates Stellar Passkey Smart wallets into Telegram, enabling users to create and manage self-custodial wallets w…

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RaribleApplications
SCF
NFTsInfrastructureAPI

Rarible is an NFT marketplace that enables users to create, buy, and sell digital assets across multiple blockchains, including …

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ScopeXApplications
SCF
Cross-Border PaymentsIndiaAsia

Simplified fiat remittance app for web2 users without exposing complexity of crypto world.

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SkyhitzApplications
SCF
NFTFractional OwnershipCross-Border Payments

Skyhitz is at the forefront of the evolving music industry, leveraging blockchain technology to revolutionize how music is creat…

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SubsDeveloper Tooling
SCF
SDK

Subs offers an SDK to help businesses manage blockchain subscriptions using Stellar's Soroban smart contracts.

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TansuDeveloper Tooling
SCF
Governance

Tansu is a decentralized governance platform built on a smart contract layer to facilitate on-chain project management and versi…

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TokenOpsApplications
SCFAudited
TokenizationAirdropPayroll

TokenOps is a platform for managing token cap tables and lifecycles, offering tools for vesting schedules, automated distributio…

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Token TailsApplications
SCF
GamingAnimalsNFTs

Token Tails is a Web3 play-to-save game where players adopt virtual NFT cats linked to real shelter cats, combining gaming with …

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TransferMoleInfrastructure & Services
SCF
SocialPayment GatewayOn-Off Ramp

Turning Telegram, Instagram and other social media usernames into global payment aliases, incl. destination routing.

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TrustfulDeveloper Tooling
SCF
Governance

A reputation system using Stellar badges and on-chain data that prioritizes fair cross-community collaboration over wealth.

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