The Stellar Hacks: Blend hackathon showcased 39 innovative projects aimed at enhancing DeFi composability on the Stellar network, with 136 developers competing for a prize pool of $6,000 in XLM. The first place was awarded to Segwithy’s Blend Pool Creator, a web app that simplifies deploying custom lending pools on Stellar. This innovation makes sophisticated DeFi products more accessible on the Stellar network. The second place went to Comet x Hoops Finance, which improved liquidity and asset exchanges by integrating Blend Capital’s backstop liquidity into the Comet swap interface. YieldBack.Cash secured third place with an on-chain bond platform that utilizes Blend Capital pools for predictable investor returns. The next Stellar Hacks hackathon starts today, focusing on SoroswapFinance and defindex, running until August 1st.