Reflector DAO has included Lightsail and CreitTech as new node providers, increasing its node total to seven. This decision enhances the DAO’s ability to deliver secure price feed data in the Stellar ecosystem. These additions further decentralize Reflector, ensuring trust and reliability in its oracles.
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SCF #31 Round Recap: The Stellar Community Fund
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) #31 distributed $2,068,710 worth of XLM to 22 projects, supporting innovation and growth. With 123 applications, 74 were newcomers. Standout projects included Mercuryo, AMERO-DeFi Collective, and several others innovating in fintech and decentralized applications.
Arf and LuLu Financial Holdings Announce Strategic Partnership to Enable T-0 Settlement for Global Payments
Stellar backed Arf has partnered with LuLu Financial Holdings to enable T-0 settlements for global payments, using Arf’s PayFi Stack for real-time cross-border transactions. This partnership aims to overcome traditional banking system challenges, enhancing liquidity and operational efficiency. Both companies seek to modernize financial infrastructure, leveraging Stellar to facilitate reliable international payments.
Stellar 2024 Year in Review
Over the course of 2024, the Stellar Development Foundation introduced the Stellar smart contracts platform and collaborated with global institutions like Franklin Templeton and Mastercard. Stellar’s Soroban platform went live, enhancing decentralized applications. Furthermore, aid initiatives expanded in regions such as Ukraine and Argentina.
Let’s Get Soroban: Constructor
The video covers the use of constructors in Soroban contracts on the Stellar blockchain. Constructors are special functions called only once when a contract is deployed. The tutorial includes declaring a constructor in Soroban, setting storage, and deploying contracts.
Soroban Data & State Management
This video explores how data is managed on Stellar’s Soroban smart contract platform, focusing on state management to prevent state bloat. Soroban utilizes a rental system for persistent storage, ensuring data is efficiently managed with XLM tokens for extending data’s lifespan. Various storage types are introduced for different use cases, including persistent, temporary, and instanceContinue reading “Soroban Data & State Management”
SDF’s CPO Tomer Weller @ DeFi Security Summit 2024
Tomer Weller of the Stellar Development Foundation discusses the importance of smart contract security at the DeFi Security Summit. Stellar focuses on real-world utility, particularly in cross-border payments and equitable financial access. Recently, Stellar launched the Soroban smart contracts platform, aiming to enhance security with features like non-allowance of re-entrancy by default.
The Economics of Decentralization: How Blockchains are Building the Future (Stellar shoutout from Paypal)
Blockchains represent a significant technological shift by reducing transaction costs and increasing openness and inclusivity, enabling new innovation. Key highlights include the Stellar Development Foundation Bulk Disbursement Platform, UNHCR, Vibrant, and MoneyGram International as acknowledged by PayPal’s Jose Fernandez da Ponte. The development of these technologies aims to reshape systems to be more accessible andContinue reading “The Economics of Decentralization: How Blockchains are Building the Future (Stellar shoutout from Paypal)”
Blockchain Bridges Gaps Where Traditional Finance Fails, Says Stellar Development Foundation
At Devcon, Anke Liu and Anna Whitson-Diaz from the Stellar Development Foundation highlight how blockchain technology addresses the shortcomings of traditional finance systems. The discussion highlights how equitable access to financial services and blockchain can connect people globally without intermediaries. It also explores the foundation’s collaboration with organizations like UNHCR to implement efficient fund distributionContinue reading “Blockchain Bridges Gaps Where Traditional Finance Fails, Says Stellar Development Foundation”
SCF #30 Round Recap: The Stellar Community Fund
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) #30 Round introduced the new SCF 6.0 structure, receiving 150 submissions and awarding over $2 million in XLM to 22 projects. This round marks a significant milestone, focusing on innovations and project growth. Key projects included Tansu, Trustful, and Skyhitz, proposing solutions in blockchain technology and cross-community collaboration.