Stellar Development Foundation announces Meridian 2020, a virtual conference from November 16-20 featuring keynotes from Reid Hoffman, Tim Berners-Lee, and other global leaders to discuss payments, financial inclusion, CBDCs, and blockchain policy.
The Stellar Development Foundation announced Meridian 2020, its annual blockchain conference running November 16-20 as a free virtual event titled 'Global Connections to Solve Real World Challenges.' The conference will feature keynote speakers including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, former World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, and leaders from the IMF, World Economic Forum, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Topics include payments, financial inclusion, CBDCs, interoperability, cross-border payments, and blockchain policy. The event includes panels, networking opportunities, and a hackathon offering up to 150,000 XLM for projects showcasing Stellar features like fee bumps, sponsored reserves, claimable balances, and fine-grained asset authorization.
