Stellar Development Foundation


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Drawing from Web History: Blockchains' Purpose and Stellar's Commitment

Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, emphasizes the significance of strategic focus on outcome-driven development in the blockchain community.

Money Reimagined

Tech

Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of 'Soroban' Smart Contracts

The "Protocol 20" upgrade, which adds support for Ethereum-style smart contracts to the decade-old payments-focused blockchain, had been delayed by three weeks due to precautions after a bug was found.

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)

Tech

Stellar's Foundation Supports Delay of Smart-Contracts Upgrade After Bug Found

A bug in the upgraded software, identified Jan. 25, was deemed to pose "little risk," but after "robust feedback" from the blockchain's developer community, the Stellar Development Foundation is now recommending a delay beyond the Jan. 30 target date.

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)

Videos

[SPONSORED CONTENT] Idris Elba, Actor, Filmmaker and Goodwill Ambassador, sits down with CoinDesk Studios at Meridian 2023

Idris Elba sits down with Sam Ewen from CoinDesk to discuss his partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation and how they are working on developing tools for underserved areas that will benefit creators and educators alike by giving access to new financial rails.

The Meridian Conversations

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[SPONSORED CONTENT] Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation kicks off Meridian 2023

Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation sits down with CoinDesk Studios to lay out what to expect at Meridian 2023. From their partnership with Idris Elba to aid disbursement and real-world asset tokenization, there has been a lot of movement in the ecosystem. Dixon also discusses some of the big announcements that will be happening at Meridian and how the network is evolving.

The Meridian Conversations

Tech

Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum

The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," which theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token.

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)

Finance

Latin American Crypto Firm Bitso Joins Stellar Network to Boost International USDC Payments

Companies from all over the world will be able to make transactions to Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.

Payments network built on Sui (Steve Johnson/Unsplash)

Videos

[PARTNER CONTENT] CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, Denelle Dixon, on Stellar Aid Assist

Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, joins us at Davos 2023 to discuss how they’re making aid accessible for vulnerable individuals through Stellar Aid Assist. Recipients of aid can receive funds immediately through a digital wallet on their phone that can be exchanged for local currency.

CoinDesk Studios at Davos 2023

Tech

Stellar Foundation Nicked by Genesis Bankruptcy With $13M Claim

The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors.

Evmos, a connector between the Cosmos and Ethereum blockchains, raised $27 million. (Billy Huynh/Unsplash)

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