The Stellar Winter Roundup 2019 recaps key achievements and events from December through October, including ecosystem expansion, the Meridian conference, lumen distribution updates, and new partnerships. Highlights feature SDF's new mandate, Horizon and Core releases, Stellar Community Fund voting, and integrations like Travala.com and BitGo support for XLM. It also announces new hires and job opportunities at SDF.
This article provides a comprehensive roundup of Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) activities in late 2019. In December, SDF CEO Denelle Dixon reflected on 2019 accomplishments like ecosystem growth and regulatory advocacy, released a new mandate on lumen distribution, hosted a year-end event, and saw partnerships with SatoshiPay and Aktionaer, BitGo support, and Travala.com accepting lumens. November featured the inaugural Meridian conference with major participants like IBM World Wire and SatoshiPay, lumen allocation adjustments, and Stellar Core v12.2.0 release. October included educational blogs on trustlines, smart contracts, and Stellar Consensus Protocol, plus the Blockchain Education Alliance launch with SDF. New hires include CMO Jordan Edelstein and Communications Director Lauren Thorbjornsen, with open positions listed. Security reminders warn against scams.
