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A CUDA-powered beam search achieved 1.08M points on KALIEN (Asteroids) with zero deaths, verified on-chain via zero-knowledge proof on Stellar.

This article explores the privacy paradox on public blockchains, examining how transparent networks can enable confidential transactions while maintaining compliance. It identifies 'self-doxxing' as the core privacy problem and discusses potential solutions involving issuers and privacy providers.

RedStone launched its oracle infrastructure on Stellar to support DeFi and RWA applications. Stellar's RWA value surpassed $1.3 billion, with Franklin Templeton's BENJI fund representing $678 million of that total.

CME Group launched Stellar futures in February alongside Cardano and Chainlink, now providing access to over 75% of crypto market cap. The exchange reported $25 billion average daily open interest in its crypto suite during 2025.

Stellar research report examines the network's evolution into institutional financial infrastructure. Reports $246M in stablecoins spanning 9+ currencies, $1.4B in tokenized RWAs from regulated issuers like Franklin Templeton and Spiko, and 52.8M smart contract invocations in February alone, demonstrating operational scale for settlement and asset issuance.

This article explains why vaults are critical DeFi infrastructure for Stellar's evolution toward institutional adoption. It covers vault mechanics, the rise of curation as a financial discipline, and how Untangled is building vault infrastructure on Stellar to enable yield generation and asset management.

Freighter, a Stellar wallet browser extension, improved initial load times by 63% from 3.5s to 1.27s through optimized data loading, aggressive caching, and smarter asset icon fetching via Stellar RPC and Horizon. Key changes include loading only essential data first, preloading others in the background, and batching requests. Future plans involve a custom wallet backend and sidepanel mode for even faster access.

A comprehensive technical exploration of privacy-preserving trading mechanisms on Stellar, comparing zero-knowledge proofs, multi-party computation, fully homomorphic encryption, and trusted execution environments. The authors built working prototypes using MPC and TEE approaches, with TEEs emerging as the most practical solution for production systems.

Hoops Finance released a major authentication update enabling passkey-controlled smart accounts on Soroban, allowing users to authorize DeFi operations via biometric authentication without seed phrases or browser extensions. The founder detailed months of foundational work building the custom authentication layer, demonstrating a complete DeFi lifecycle from account creation through multi-protocol atomic deposits and withdrawals.

Normal Finance completed a comprehensive security audit with Halborn, emphasizing that security must be a foundational design principle rather than a launch checkbox. The protocol prioritized clarity and modularity from inception to manage the elevated risks of index protocols handling pooled capital.

This article compares Proof-of-Stake consensus models with Stellar's Consensus Protocol (SCP), arguing that PoS networks create structural incentives for MEV extraction and validator misconduct, while Stellar's explicit trust model and revocable authority provide better protection for regulated asset issuers.

Drips is launching Stellar Wave 2 on February 19th with major improvements including application quotas, post-contribution surveys, language filtering, org profiles, Discord linking, and enhanced spam protection.

A technical guide demonstrating how to integrate Noir zero-knowledge circuits with Stellar's Soroban smart contracts using UltraHonk proofs and bb.js for proof generation.

The Stellar Development Foundation and TopNod announced at Consensus Hong Kong that TopNod's non-custodial Web3 wallet is integrating with the Stellar network, expanding access to Stellar's infrastructure across Asia, Africa, and Latin America with a focus on real-world assets and stablecoins.

Stellar Dev Skill is a new open-source tool that integrates with AI coding agents (Claude, OpenCode, Codex) to provide up-to-date Stellar development guidance, covering Soroban contracts, SDKs, APIs, wallets, security, and DeFi ecosystem resources.

This guide explains how LATAM projects can run transparent, milestone-based crowdfunding campaigns on KindFi using Stellar blockchain for escrow. It addresses challenges like high fees and low donor trust with verifiable progress and on-chain fund releases. Key advice includes defining clear milestones, compelling stories, and regular updates to build long-term support.