Aquarius has announced the launch of a vote delegation system using the Stellar blockchain, where users can delegate their ICE tokens to trusted community members known as delegates who vote using a new token called dICE. This system allows users to earn protocol rewards, manage voting strategy, and support delegates that align with their values.Continue reading “Introducing Vote Delegation”
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Stablecoins: This Cycle’s Growth Unlock – Panel Discussion
The discussion centers on the rapid growth and adoption of stablecoins, featuring insights from Felix of Greenfield Capital, Carlos from Squads, and Anke Liu from the Stellar Development Foundation. They focus on key growth drivers such as regulatory developments, institutional adoption, and new use cases, predicting a market cap of up to $1 trillion. TheContinue reading “Stablecoins: This Cycle’s Growth Unlock – Panel Discussion”
Stellarbeat.io Transitions Users to OBSRVR Radar and Stellar Atlas
Stellarbeat.io has begun redirecting its services to OBSRVR Radar and Stellar Atlas, both offering APIs that serve as replacements for the existing Stellarbeat functionalities. Users of Stellarbeat’s APIs must update their URLs to transition smoothly to these new services, ensuring continued monitoring capabilities within the Stellar network. For those relying on Stellarbeat for email notifications,Continue reading “Stellarbeat.io Transitions Users to OBSRVR Radar and Stellar Atlas”
Stellar Assets SDK: A Library to Easily Handle All Kinds of Stellar Asset
The Stellar Assets SDK by Creit-Tech is crafted to simplify handling multiple Stellar assets in the Soroban smart contract ecosystem. It addresses the challenge of fetching balances for multiple addresses without needing to use multiple simulations or relying on external services. Users can install the ESM library depending on their development environment. The SDK isContinue reading “Stellar Assets SDK: A Library to Easily Handle All Kinds of Stellar Asset”
Normal Strengthens Team with Developer Niko Gorjan and Bolsters Leadership Structure
Normal Finance has added frontend developer Niko Gorjan to its growing team as it prepares for a Stellar mainnet launch. Gorjan, a Slovenian developer who previously led development at Relume.io building reusable React and Next.js components for the ShadCNBlocks ecosystem, will focus on the platform’s user experience and interface for Normal’s on-chain crypto index protocol.Continue reading “Normal Strengthens Team with Developer Niko Gorjan and Bolsters Leadership Structure”
How to Create a Wrapped Stablecoin Using OpenZeppelin Contracts On Stellar
The tutorial walks through creating a custom stablecoin named JUSD on the Stellar using the OpenZeppelin contracts. The creation involves using a SEP-41 token that accepts USDC deposits to mint the new stablecoin at a one-to-one conversion rate. The video covers the process of setting up a permissionless contract and performing mint and burn functions,Continue reading “How to Create a Wrapped Stablecoin Using OpenZeppelin Contracts On Stellar”
Trying XLM for the First Time: See What Happened!
In this video, CriptoBernie delves into his journey of understanding Stellar’s XLM, comparing it with XRP. He highlights an interview with Vandel from The Black Swan Capitalist about the common origins of XRP and XLM under Jed McCaleb’s vision. The video also showcases Dockstar, a DeFi platform built on the Stellar blockchain, explaining its non-custodialContinue reading “Trying XLM for the First Time: See What Happened!”
Unlocking Global Payments: PYUSD & Stellar Team Up
In a discussion with Denelle Dixon from SDF, the integration of PayPal’s PYUSD on the Stellar blockchain is announced. This development aims to leverage Stellar’s capabilities for cross-border payments and increase asset issuance efficiency. Dixon elaborates on the global impact, especially for regions where accessing stable currencies is challenging. The conversation touches on stablecoins’ roleContinue reading “Unlocking Global Payments: PYUSD & Stellar Team Up”
PayPal USD (PYUSD) Plans to Use Stellar for New Use Cases
PayPal has announced plans for its PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin to potentially utilize the Stellar network, subject to regulatory approval from the NYDFS. This move intends to capitalize on Stellar’s capabilities of fast, low-cost payments and broad on and off-ramp access, thereby enhancing PYUSD’s utility in global payments, remittances, and micro-financing. The initiative is expectedContinue reading “PayPal USD (PYUSD) Plans to Use Stellar for New Use Cases”
Stellar: Announcing Protocol 23
Protocol 23 is a major update for the Stellar network, featuring eight new Core Advancement Proposals (CAPs) designed to enhance performance and scalability. These updates include the introduction of live state prioritization, which organizes ledger data into ‘Live State’ and ‘Hot Archive’ databases for better performance. Parallelism-friendly transaction scheduling will enable faster smart contract processingContinue reading “Stellar: Announcing Protocol 23”