DeFi, payments, tokenization, Soroban, governance, and project launches — curated daily from publications, project blogs, and community channels across the Stellar blockchain ecosystem.
MYKOBO, issuer of the EURC euro stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, assures users of its secure and audited reserves amid the USDC depeg event. The company highlights its robust reserve management and adherence to regulations, positioning EURC as a stable bridge between European finance and blockchain. Monthly attestation reports are available for transparency.
Stellar launched the Spacewalk bridge to Polkadot and Kusama via Pendulum, connecting DeFi applications to forex markets and Stellar's fiat on-ramps across 300,000+ MoneyGram locations worldwide. The bridge enables stablecoin transfers including USDC and regional currencies like Argentine pesos and Brazilian reals.
The Stellar Newsletter highlights the Soroban Adoption Fund with $100M in opportunities, including a $10M Stellar Community Fund program for Soroban projects and developer initiatives like Sorobanathon. It covers UNHCR's nomination for blockchain impact award using Stellar for aid in Ukraine, partnerships like Beans App with MoneyGram, and technical updates on Pull Mode and Ubuntu upgrades. Community events, policy priorities, and developer resources are also featured.
The Stellar Development Foundation appointed Asiff Hirji, President of MoonPay, to its board of directors. Hirji brings 30+ years of fintech experience from roles at Coinbase, Figure, and other major financial services companies, strengthening SDF's mission to make cross-border payments cheaper and more accessible.
Tori Samples, co-founder of Leaf Global Fintech (now BOSS Money Africa), discusses her journey building blockchain solutions for financial inclusion in Africa. She recently joined the Stellar Development Foundation as Senior Product Manager, leading work on Stellar Aid Assist for humanitarian disbursements.
Stellar was designed for interoperability, enabling low-cost transfers of all asset types across traditional finance, different blockchains, and web applications. Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, Stellar facilitates value movement between all systems rather than replacing them.
Mercado Bitcoin and Stellar successfully tested a Brazilian CBDC on public blockchain, demonstrating delivery versus payment transactions with digital real. The pilot was part of Brazil's Central Bank LIFT Challenge to explore digital real use cases.
EURC is a Euro-pegged stablecoin launched on the Stellar blockchain by UAB MYKOBO, offering secure, fast, and sustainable transactions. It has seen significant adoption with over 150k in circulating supply and substantial trading volume on Stellar's DEX. To celebrate its launch and MYKOBO's anniversary, zero transaction fees are offered throughout March 2023.
Synced's February 2023 development log details progress on dashboard integration and familiarity with Stellar's Soroban platform via Hacka-Soroban-athon. March aims include adding description and chat features to dashboards, completing web redesign, and releasing to live app. Additional plans involve migrating from MongoDB.
The Stellar Development Foundation outlines its 2023 policy priorities, including advocating for robust blockchain regulation, pushing for bipartisan stablecoin legislation, and demonstrating real-world blockchain utility through projects like MoneyGram and Stellar Aid Assist.
BP Ventures announces sponsorship of Public Node's Stellar validator node, funding its uptime and monitoring. This supports the growth of the Stellar network and Public Node's mission for open blockchain infrastructure. The partnership highlights commitment to inclusive blockchain technology.
Soroban needs essential developer tools, financial primitives, and educational resources before Mainnet launch to attract developers and ensure ecosystem succ…
BPV, a digital asset custody provider, has announced sponsorship of The Lyra node on Public Node's Stellar hosting. This support aids Public Node's nonprofit …
The Stellar Development Foundation outlines three active programs under the $100M Soroban Adoption Fund: Stellar Quest Live Series 6 for competitive learning, Sorobanathon: Equinox for experimentation and content creation, and the Stellar Community Fund for building full products. Each targets different developer skill levels with varying award structures.
Wirex has integrated XLM and USDC on Stellar into its non-custodial wallet, marking the first such wallet without seed phrase vulnerability to support Stellar. The integration expands Wirex Wallet's blockchain support to nine networks.
The Stellar Community Fund launches SCF Startup Camp, a quarterly 5-day virtual bootcamp supporting up to 40 teams building on Stellar and Soroban. The first camp runs April 17-21, 2023, with finalists competing for $30,000 in XLM prizes and access to $150,000 in SCF Awards funding.
The Stellar Development Foundation announced the deprecation of stellar-core Ubuntu 18.04 package support in favor of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, requiring users to either upgrade, switch to Docker images, or manually compile the software.
The Stellar Development Foundation and Cheesecake Labs showcased 14 Soroban smart contract projects from a week-long internal hackathon, including a naming service, DAO governance tool, recurring payments contract, and NFT implementation. The projects demonstrate Soroban's flexibility and are open for community collaboration ahead of mainnet launch.
Stellar Quest Live Series 6 launches February 15th with monthly Soroban-based challenges. Participants compete across three categories (Fast, Cheap, Out of Control) for USDC rewards and NFT badges, with leaderboards remaining open indefinitely.
BPV announces its Spring 2023 events schedule, highlighting attendance at major fintech and blockchain conferences in Stockholm and beyond. They promote their enterprise non-custodial Stellar wallet, Anchor in a Box, and invite meetings or demos. Events include STHLM Fintech Week, MONEY Live, Pay 360, and Paris Blockchain Week.
Stellar Development Foundation announced a $10 million Soroban-focused awards program through the Stellar Community Fund, offering developers up to $150,000 in XLM to build smart contracts, DeFi protocols, and dApps on Soroban ahead of its mainnet launch.
Stellar Community Fund 4.0 expands to $100M with Soroban focus, offering $10k-150k awards every 4 weeks. First deadline is March 12, with five rounds before S…
Stellar Development Foundation announced a $10 million Soroban-focused awards program through the Stellar Community Fund, opening February 13 to support devel…
The Stellar Newsletter highlights the 2023 roadmap emphasizing utility through tools like Stellar Aid Assist and Soroban smart contracts. It introduces the Stellar Asset Sandbox for easy testnet asset issuance, reviews Q4 2022 achievements, and announces Sorobanathon: Equinox. Additional updates cover TASCOMBANK's blockchain pilot in Ukraine, SDF's CFTC involvement, network growth milestones, and developer resources.
The Stellar Development Foundation launched Sorobanathon: Equinox, the next phase of its $100M Soroban Adoption Fund. Running from February 3 to April 1, developers can earn 25 to 10,000 XLM for submitting Soroban tools, tutorials, bug reports, and content.