In May 2025, Stellar had a dynamic presence in global events, such as the ‘Builder Summit’ in Toronto and interaction with the tech community in Mexico City. Stellar’s focus on user adoption led to DeFi initiatives, including the ‘Stellar Summer Rewards’ program offering significant incentives. Security enhancements featured prominently with a $110,000 Aquarius Security CompetitionContinue reading “Stellar Ecosystem Highlights – May 2025”
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Stellar Smart Contracts Security Audit Bank: Raising the Standard for Smart Contract Security
The Stellar Development Foundation’s Soroban Security Audit Bank initiative aims to bolster security for projects on the Stellar network by providing access to expert audits. Since its inception, the program has supported over 40 audits, deploying over $3 million to improve the security of smart contracts using the Soroban platform. The program plays a keyContinue reading “Stellar Smart Contracts Security Audit Bank: Raising the Standard for Smart Contract Security”
Rain Expands Stablecoin Visa Cards to Solana, Tron and Stellar as Digital Payment Gains Momentum
Rain has expanded its crypto card services to the Solana, Tron, and Stellar networks to meet increasing demand for stablecoin payments. This allows businesses to create their own branded Visa cards for global transactions, bridging digital assets with real-world spending needs. Users can now leverage these cards for purposes such as buying groceries or sendingContinue reading “Rain Expands Stablecoin Visa Cards to Solana, Tron and Stellar as Digital Payment Gains Momentum”
Proofcast by RV 107 – Stellar Adoption in South America with Palta Labs
Esteban from Palta Labs discusses the impact and adoption of blockchain technology in South America, particularly emphasizing the contrast between Chile’s established financial systems and Argentina’s higher blockchain adoption rate. In Brazil, the Central Bank is exploring initiatives like stablecoins and APIs, showing rapid digitalization. Esteban shares insights on SourceSwap and their new product DeFiContinue reading “Proofcast by RV 107 – Stellar Adoption in South America with Palta Labs”
Hana’s $30K Stellar Summer Rewards Competition
Stellar Summer Rewards runs from May 26 to June 20, 2025, offering $30,000 in rewards for participants who climb the leaderboard by performing tasks. The collaboration between Balanced, Hana wallet, Token Tails, Dogstar, and Aquarius aims to enhance the user experience on the Stellar blockchain. To participate, users must create an account on Hana wallet,Continue reading “Hana’s $30K Stellar Summer Rewards Competition”
The Path to Seamless Blockchain-Based Retail Payments: The Role of Interoperability — Stablecoin Standard
The article explores the advancement of stablecoins as regulatory environments improve, driving blockchain-based retail payment possibilities. This progress hinges on achieving interoperability between blockchain ecosystems and existing payment infrastructures. The Stellar blockchain is highlighted for its speed, cost efficiency, and features like anchors for asset issuance and a built-in decentralized exchange, all of which enableContinue reading “The Path to Seamless Blockchain-Based Retail Payments: The Role of Interoperability — Stablecoin Standard”
Blend & Meru Case Study
Blend, a DeFi protocol on Stellar, enables the creation of isolated lending pools, offering lending solutions with reduced risks through its backstop module. This helps underserved communities by providing access to unique financial opportunities. By introducing a permissionless environment, Blend allows seamless integration into various applications, facilitating digital asset management and earning passive income. Meru,Continue reading “Blend & Meru Case Study”
Tracking USDC Transfers with the OpenZeppelin Monitor
This tutorial guides users through the process of using OpenZeppelin’s OpenMonitor to track USDC token transfers on the Stellar network. It begins by cloning the OpenMonitor repository and building it using Rust, then customizes the monitor to match necessary settings by editing configuration files. Key steps include renaming .json.example files, obtaining the contract address fromContinue reading “Tracking USDC Transfers with the OpenZeppelin Monitor”
Stellar Dev Diaries: Episode 2 – Becoming Fundable
The second episode of the Stellar Dev Diaries series chronicles the Freelii team’s journey of creating and launching their product on the Stellar Network. It captures the process from idea to product, detailing how they expanded their initial concept to win hackathons and secure funding through the Stellar Community Fund. This episode gives insights intoContinue reading “Stellar Dev Diaries: Episode 2 – Becoming Fundable”
Creating NFTs using @OpenZeppelin Stellar Soroban Library
The video provides a step-by-step guide to creating an NFT using OpenZeppelin’s libraries tailored for Soroban smart contracts, and deploying it to the Stellar testnet. It starts by navigating through OpenZeppelin’s GitHub repository and explains how to modify contracts to include minting limits for the NFTs. The process uses Rust for compiling and deploying theContinue reading “Creating NFTs using @OpenZeppelin Stellar Soroban Library”