The Stellar i³ Awards 2025 recognized three standout projects at Stellar Meridian: Decaf won Impact for its non-custodial stablecoin app with 50k users, Etherfuse won Innovation for tokenized government treasuries and peso stablecoins, and DeFindex won Interoperability for its plug-and-play DeFi API for wallets.
The Stellar i³ Awards 2025, held at Stellar Meridian, celebrated projects delivering impact, innovation, and interoperability across the Stellar ecosystem. Decaf won the Impact award for enabling real-world stablecoin utility with 50k users across 130+ countries, $32M monthly volume, and integration with MoneyGram and Visa. Etherfuse won Innovation for bringing tokenized government treasuries (Stablebonds) and MXNe peso stablecoins to Stellar, achieving 175M+ Stablebonds purchased and 638M pesos in volume. DeFindex won Interoperability for creating a plug-and-play API that lets wallets integrate complex DeFi strategies as simple savings products, with Beans App already live showing $610k+ TVL. The awards process included 70+ applications, 98 SCF voters, 12 finalists, and live pitches before 9 judges. Nine additional finalists across all three categories demonstrated strong progress in payments, security, lending, and cross-chain connectivity.
