The Stellar Development Foundation announced its 2022 roadmap, with smart contracts as the primary focus. SDF plans to research, develop, and collaborate with the community to implement smart contracts on Stellar while maintaining the network's core values of accessibility, security, and low fees.
The Stellar Development Foundation released its 2022 roadmap, prioritizing smart contracts as a key innovation to expand developer capabilities and network competitiveness. SDF VP of Ecosystem Justin Rice explained that smart contracts will empower the ecosystem while keeping Stellar accessible and secure. The foundation emphasized that smart contracts represent an evolution, not a departure from Stellar's payment-focused mission. SDF committed to research, code development, and community collaboration throughout 2022 to build a smart contract implementation that learns from industry best practices while avoiding high network fees. The initiative reflects SDF's broader 2022 strategy of advancing trust-minimized innovation, expanding anchor networks, and increasing interoperability and financial inclusion.
