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SEP 2024
1 story
September 6, 2024
SCFstellar.org
Introducing Stellar Community Fund v6.0

Stellar Community Fund launches SCF 6.0 with streamlined funding pathways, integrating Kickstart bootcamp, merged Build Awards up to $150K, post-launch growth support via DraperU partnership, and category-specific delegate panels for improved governance.

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AUG 2024
1 story
August 29, 2024
Developer Toolsstellar.org
Introducing Galexie: Efficiently Extract and Store Stellar Data

The Stellar Development Foundation introduced Galexie, the first component of the Composable Data Platform, a lightweight application that extracts and stores Stellar ledger data in cloud-based data lakes. Galexie decouples data extraction from transformation, enabling tools like Horizon and Hubble to access precomputed transaction metadata more efficiently than relying on Captive Core.

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AUG 2024
1 story
August 27, 2024
Developersdev.to
Congrats to the Build Better on Stellar: Smart Contract Challenge Winners!

The Stellar Development Foundation and DEV announced the winners of the Build Better on Stellar: Smart Contract Challenge, with over $50,000 in prizes distributed across tutorial and dApp categories. Winners included projects like Soroban by Example, Entry X (decentralized ticketing), and DVILLA (sustainable e-commerce), with overall winners receiving $13,000 and all-expenses-paid trips to Meridian conference.

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AUG 2024
2 stories
August 14, 2024
Smart Contractsstellar.org
What is a web3 smart wallet?

This article explains smart contract wallets (smart wallets) and their advantages over traditional crypto wallets, including enhanced functionality, security features, and passkey support. It highlights how Stellar's Protocol 20 and 21 enable passkey-powered smart wallets to improve user onboarding and accessibility.

5
AUG 2024
1 story
August 5, 2024
Developersmedium.com
SCP: Stellar's Unique Approach to Fast and Reliable Blockchain Consensus

This article explains the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP), Stellar's unique approach to blockchain consensus that prioritizes speed, reliability, and decentralization without resource-intensive proof of work. It covers key concepts like quorum sets, voting mechanisms, quorum intersections, and the security benefits of using nodes operated by well-known organizations.

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JUL 2024
1 story
July 29, 2024
Token Managementmedium.com
Lumens: More Than a Digital Currency

This article explains the role and importance of Lumens, Stellar's native currency, detailing how they function as transaction fees, maintain network security through minimum balance requirements, and serve as a bridge currency for cross-border payments. It also highlights Stellar's unique consensus protocol (SCP) and its advantages over traditional blockchain networks.

18
JUL 2024
1 story
July 18, 2024
Developersstellar.org
Introducing state archival: the solution to state bloat on Stellar

Stellar introduces State Archival, a protocol solution to blockchain state bloat that archives unused ledger entries while maintaining security through Merkle proofs stored in History Archives. This approach enables Stellar to maintain low validator costs, high throughput, and scalability without requiring expensive hardware.

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JUL 2024
1 story
July 17, 2024
Developersstellar.org
Scalability with State Archival on Stellar vs. Solana’s Avocado

This article compares Stellar's State Archival solution with Solana's State Compression (Avocado), arguing that Stellar's approach is more efficient and scalable. The analysis highlights fundamental flaws in Solana's design including poor data availability guarantees, increased network congestion, and higher costs.

10
JUL 2024
1 story
July 10, 2024
9
JUL 2024
4 stories
July 9, 2024
Smart Contractsblockworks.com
The Web3 builder’s guide to Stellar

Stellar's newly launched Soroban smart contracts platform addresses key Web3 pain points including liquidity fragmentation, high transaction costs, and accessibility. With 80,000+ USDC on-ramps globally, an established user base of 8.4 million accounts, and a $100 million SDF commitment to builders, Stellar offers a mature, scalable foundation for DeFi development.

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JUN 2024
1 story
June 27, 2024
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JUN 2024
1 story
June 12, 2024
Developersdev.to
Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Stellar Validator Node

A step-by-step tutorial for setting up three Stellar Core validation nodes on Ubuntu 22.04, covering domain configuration, PostgreSQL setup, and Stellar Core installation with example configuration files.

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MAY 2024
1 story
May 29, 2024
Developersstellar.org
Stellar | Announcing the Deep Dive Docs Bounty

Stellar and Soroban documentation sites have merged into a unified developer experience. The Stellar Development Foundation is launching the Deep Dive Docs Bounty program from May 29 to August 7, 2024, offering XLM rewards for community contributions to improve developer documentation.

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MAY 2024
1 story
May 25, 2024
Developersmedium.com
Getting Started with Stellar & Soroban for Polkadot Users

This article introduces Stellar and its Soroban smart contract platform to Polkadot users, highlighting integration via the Spacewalk bridge by Pendulum. It covers asset transfers for Stellar's stablecoins, use cases in DeFi and payments, and provides a getting started guide. The synergy aims to enhance cross-chain financial inclusion and innovation.

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MAY 2024
1 story
May 20, 2024
Developerswww.dfslab.net
Be Empowered to Build on Stellar and Soroban

Stellar Surge is a developer community program designed to engage African engineers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban, offering learning resources, innovation support, and funding opportunities including access to the Stellar Community Fund.

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MAY 2024
1 story
May 17, 2024
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MAY 2024
3 stories
May 7, 2024
Developersstellar.org
Protocol 21 Upgrade Guide

Stellar Protocol 21 activated on Mainnet on June 18, 2024, introducing five Core Advancement Proposals (CAPs) that add passkey signing support, improve state archival, and reduce smart contract transaction costs. Developers and operators must upgrade their Stellar-related software and re-upload existing Wasms to benefit from the new cost model.

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APR 2024
1 story
April 24, 2024
Horizonstellar.org
SDF’s Horizon: limiting data to 1 year

The Stellar Development Foundation announced it will limit historical data access on its free Horizon service to one year of rolling data, effective August 1st, 2024. This change aims to reduce operational overhead and eliminate a centralized point of failure in the network, while directing users with longer historical data needs to alternative solutions like Hubble, third-party Horizon providers, or self-hosted infrastructure.

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MAR 2024
1 story
March 27, 2024
Smart Contractsthedefiant.io
Reflecting on a Decade | Stellar's Evolution in 2024

Tomer Weller, VP of Product at Stellar, discusses the blockchain's decade-long evolution, Soroban smart contracts, and real-world use cases including Argentina's adoption and Franklin Templeton's tokenized securities.

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MAR 2024
1 story
March 20, 2024
19
MAR 2024
1 story
March 19, 2024
Smart Contractswww.theblock.co
Smart contracts platform Soroban finally arrives on Stellar network

Stellar's Soroban smart contracts platform went live on mainnet after two years of testing, enabling developers to build decentralized applications. The SDF allocated $100 million to a Soroban adoption fund that has already supported over 160 projects.

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FEB 2024
1 story
February 29, 2024
Smart Contractssorobandomains.org
Mainnet launch

Soroban has reached phase 1 on mainnet, enabling the deployment of a registry contract for Soroban Domains. The team has updated the code to support subdomain registration and invalidation, with plans for domain transfer and liquidation features. They are also integrating support into xBull Wallet and excited for Stellar ecosystem developments.

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FEB 2024
1 story
February 23, 2024
Smart Contractssorobandomains.org
The start of the journey

A new protocol launches its website as Soroban goes live on Stellar mainnet in phase 0. The protocol, developed in just 20 days since February 3rd, aims to become the de facto domain service on Soroban with free-to-use features and future DAO plans. It's been on testnet since February 4th, 2024, awaiting full deployment.

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FEB 2024
1 story
February 21, 2024
Smart Contractsblockworks.com
Stellar sparks smart contract upgrade - and it’s not an EVM

Stellar mainnet upgraded to Protocol 20, introducing Soroban smart contract platform built on WebAssembly and Rust. The upgrade enables custom code execution while preserving Stellar's payments infrastructure and institutional compliance focus.