Stellar functions as a scalable Web3 blockchain, facilitating instant global payments with extremely low transaction fees and rapid settlement times of 2-5 seconds. It supports multi-currency transfers and provides developers with Soroban, a lightweight smart contract platform built on Rust, ensuring secure, efficient Web3 application development. Stellar’s ecosystem includes robust SDKs and APIs for buildingContinue reading “What Is Stellar? A Developer’s Guide to Web3 Payments & Soroban Smart Contracts”
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Stellar Developer Meeting – Presentation from Ramp Me Daddy Wallet
Andre from Ramp Me Daddy presented their Telegram digital wallet at the Stellar Developer Meeting, emphasizing its design for global payments and meme coin trading. Originating from a hackathon, Ramp Me Daddy is seeing positive feedback and aims to be a multi-chain wallet. During the Draper University accelerator, they refined their approach, creating a teaserContinue reading “Stellar Developer Meeting – Presentation from Ramp Me Daddy Wallet”
Solving State Bloat with State Archival: Risks and Mitigations | Garand Tyson (Stellar)
Garand Tyson presents a solution for state bloat on the Stellar Network using state archival. In this approach, each piece of ledger state is assigned a TTL (time-to-live), which can be extended through rent payments that recapture storage costs. Upon TTL expiration, data is archived and can be deleted from active databases, reducing redundant storageContinue reading “Solving State Bloat with State Archival: Risks and Mitigations | Garand Tyson (Stellar)”
QED and SDF Seeds $9.9M in Cedar Money, a Stablecoin Payment Platform
Cedar Money, founded in 2022 by Benjy Feinberg, has raised $9.9 million in seed funding led by QED Investors with involvement from Stellar and others. The startup focuses on using stablecoins to address the challenges of cross-border payments, which are often hampered by high fees and conversion costs, especially in regions like Africa. With itsContinue reading “QED and SDF Seeds $9.9M in Cedar Money, a Stablecoin Payment Platform”
Stellar SDF Partners with OpenZeppelin to Enhance Stellar Smart Contract Development
The Stellar Development Foundation announces a partnership with OpenZeppelin from January 2025 to December 2026 to enhance the Stellar network’s smart contract capabilities. This collaboration introduces OpenZeppelin’s security expertise to Stellar’s Soroban platform, creating the Stellar Library. The library will offer foundational smart contracts, advanced token standards, and cryptographic utilities, crucial for secure application development.Continue reading “Stellar SDF Partners with OpenZeppelin to Enhance Stellar Smart Contract Development”
Dev Meeting: Protocol 23 Upgrades – Partial State Archival & In-Memory Soroban State
The meeting covered the transition from full state archival to partial state archival in protocol 23. The latter involves maintaining archived data in a separate database without actually deleting it from validators, a move suited to the current relatively small size of Soroban state on Stellar. The proposal aims at utilizing a hot archive toContinue reading “Dev Meeting: Protocol 23 Upgrades – Partial State Archival & In-Memory Soroban State”
PSA: I Lost $42k Instantly in a Liquidity Pool So You Don’t Have To!
In a cautionary tale for crypto investors, a user shared their experience of losing $42,000 on January 25, when migrating assets from a ‘Classic’ Stellar liquidity pool to Aquarius. The mishap occurred by inadvertently placing unequal assets into the stable liquidity pool category, which is meant for pairs of the same value. This resulted inContinue reading “PSA: I Lost $42k Instantly in a Liquidity Pool So You Don’t Have To!”
Crypto at a Crossroads | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
The World Economic Forum’s panel, including notable figures like Denelle Dixon from the Stellar Development Foundation, evaluates the current dynamic state of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, its volatility, and the associated regulatory challenges. The conversation touches on the need for clear, comprehensive regulations that keep up with rapid innovations in the sector. Denelle emphasizes Stellar’s roleContinue reading “Crypto at a Crossroads | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025”
Meet the Stellar Development Foundation’s Devrel Team
The Stellar Developer Meeting features the entire DevRel team discussing last year’s highlights such as Protocol 20, Soroban smart contracts, and the Meridian conference. Team members share their excitement about smart contracts, describing how tools like passkeys and LaunchTube enhance user experience. Future goals include increasing developer activities and smart contract usage, alongside better documentationContinue reading “Meet the Stellar Development Foundation’s Devrel Team”
Lumen Loop Podcast – Etherfuse CEO Dave Taylor Chats About Recent Launch On Stellar
In this episode of Lumen Loop, Etherfuse CEO Dave Taylor shares insights into his journey from computer science to leading EtherFuse, a company innovating in tokenization. Taylor discusses the company’s strategic entry into the Stellar ecosystem, focusing on tokenizing global sovereign debt. EtherFuse’s mission is to enhance financial inclusivity by offering yield-bearing assets on-chain, movingContinue reading “Lumen Loop Podcast – Etherfuse CEO Dave Taylor Chats About Recent Launch On Stellar”