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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.

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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)

Videos

United Nations Taps Stellar Blockchain to Aid War-Impacted Ukrainians

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Stellar Development Foundation to send USDC stablecoins across the Stellar blockchain to Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto for social good use case in times of conflict.

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Videos

Adoption at Scale: Addressing the On-Ramp Challenge

Denelle Dixon, CEO & executive director of Stellar Development Foundation joins Protocol President Bennett Richardson at Consensus 2022 for a discussion on how an expansive network of global on and off ramps that foster participation in crypto can help make it accessible at scale.

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Videos

Stellar CEO on Ukraine CBDC, $30M Fund for Blockchain Startups

Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon joins “First Mover” to discuss their involvement in developing Ukraine’s central bank digital currency hryvnia, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to maintain the strength of the national currency through this initiative.

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Finance

Stellar Development Foundation Launches $30M Investment Fund

The fund will match investments in platforms that use the Stellar blockchain.

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Opinion

CBDCs and the Case for the Public Good

It's time to get clearer on what digital fiat currencies can and can't do, says the COO of the Stellar Development Foundation.

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Finance

B2B Payments Platform Tribal Raises Debt Round Including $20M in Stellar USDC

The integration of USDC into the Tribal ecosystem is intended to provide small- and medium-sized businesses with cheaper and easier access to capital.

Foundations at Consensus 2022