The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) #30 round awarded $2.17 million in XLM to 22 projects in the first round of SCF 6.0, including initiatives for DeFi, payments, humanitarian aid, NFTs, developer tools, and financial inclusion across the Stellar ecosystem.
SCF #30 marked the inaugural round of the restructured Stellar Community Fund 6.0, which aims to foster innovation while incentivizing project launch and growth. The program received 150 submissions, with 103 being first-time applicants. A total of $2,167,917 worth of XLM was distributed across 22 Build Award recipients, each receiving up to $150,000. Notable winners include Tansu (Soroban versioning), RampMeDaddy (Telegram wallet integration), Rarible (NFT integration), Arculus (Soroban payments), and projects focused on humanitarian aid (CHATS, Rahat, Bousol), DeFi (Hoops Finance, Every.finance), remittances (ScopeX, TransferMole), and developer infrastructure (Kasmer, Nodies). The awards span multiple categories including payments, financial inclusion, smart contracts, and real-world asset integration.