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The Stellar Cash-to-DeFi Challenge at Consensus X EasyA 2024 Hackathon brought together a diverse group of blockchain enthusiasts, developers, and industry leaders for from all over the world. The Cash-to-DeFi track challenged hackers to dream up solutions to real-world problems that leverage Stellar's unique ability to connect a worldwide network of cash on and off-ramps to smart contract protocols creating new opportunities for innovators to reach new markets and develop new solutions to real-world problems. Check out the winners.


Cash-to-DeFi: the Consensus X EasyA 2024 Stellar Hackathon

Explore why blockchain developers are increasingly opting for Rust over Solidity. Discover Rust's advantages, including speed, efficiency, memory safety, and concurrency handling, and learn how it compares to Solidity in the realm of smart contract programming.

Stellar | Rust vs. Solidity: Choosing the Best Smart Contract Language for Blockchain Development

At the start of 2023, the Stellar Development Foundation said it would be relentlessly focused on utility to grow the network. Reflecting on the last quarter of the year, it is clear that we’ve made progress on this by working alongside an engaged and growing Stellar ecosystem. The Q4 report outlines the achievements, structured within the 2023 roadmap’s building blocks: make innovation easy and scalable, win over builders, and focus on utility to build trust.

Stellar Development Foundation Q4 2023 in Review

Important information regarding the Protocol 20 Upgrade

Fee Bump Bug Disclosure and the Impact on the Protocol 20 Upgrade

Your go-to guide for upgrading to Protocol 20, which introduces support for Soroban smart contracts to Stellar.

Protocol 20 Upgrade Guide

The release of a full suite of software that supports Protocol 20, which will bring Soroban smart contracts to Stellar is available. With the technical pieces in place, the Stellar network validators has set vote for upgrade. Following the vote, a phased approach that will gradually and responsibly increase capacity for Soroban transactions to monitor the impact of smart contract functionality on the network to go into action.


The Stellar Network’s Phased Rollout of Smart Contracts: The Road to Mainnet

Denelle dives into the dynamic world of crypto with Konstantin Richter, the visionary founder of Blockdaemon. From reflecting on personal growth and lessons learned to exploring the intricate balance between disruption and collaboration, Konstantin shares insights on building trust, navigating the crypto landscape, and Blockdaemon's journey in simplifying crypto infrastructure for major institutions. This conversation provides a thought-provoking glimpse into the evolving future of decentralized technologies and Blockdaemon's pivotal role in shaping it.

Trust, Disruption, and Navigating the Decentralized Frontier with Konstantin Richter

Discover the upcoming Protocol 20 upgrade on the Stellar network, introducing Soroban smart contracts. Learn about the development process, impact on the network, and resources for developers to prepare for the upgrade.

Protocol 20: Preparing for Smart Contracts on Stellar

The fifth iteration of the Stellar Community Fund empowers community members to onboard even more new projects as they prepare for Soroban’s Mainnet launch.

Stellar Community Fund: A New Era of Community Empowerment Begins

Nearing the end of 2023, and the Stellar Development Foundation made significant strides on its roadmap to further its strategy: utility is the growth exponent. To that end, SDF delivered on the three building blocks: make innovation easy and scalable, win over builders, and focus on utility to build trust.

Stellar Development Foundation Q3 2023 in Review

The Stellar Disbursement Platform is a fully open-source solution that provides anyone with the ability to make bulk payments to recipients around the world with an intuitive and friendly end-user navigation.

Explore the Open-Source Solution for Bulk Payments: the Stellar Disbursement Platform

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To better understand how large a role on and off-ramps play in today’s financial systems, SDF commissioned The Block to conduct data-driven research quantifying cash-to-crypto access worldwide.

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Cash-to-DeFi: the Consensus X EasyA 2024 Stellar Hackathon

Stellar | Rust vs. Solidity: Choosing the Best Smart Contract Language for Blockchain Development

Stellar Development Foundation Q4 2023 in Review

Fee Bump Bug Disclosure and the Impact on the Protocol 20 Upgrade

Protocol 20 Upgrade Guide

The Stellar Network’s Phased Rollout of Smart Contracts: The Road to Mainnet

Trust, Disruption, and Navigating the Decentralized Frontier with Konstantin Richter

Protocol 20: Preparing for Smart Contracts on Stellar

Stellar Community Fund: A New Era of Community Empowerment Begins

Stellar Development Foundation Q3 2023 in Review

Explore the Open-Source Solution for Bulk Payments: the Stellar Disbursement Platform

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