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Developers
• Bri Wylde
Auth (-entication) and (-orization) in blockchain
Blockchains are public ledgers that individuals use to create, store, and move value in the open, and devising methods to ensure security is critical…
Developers
• Julian Martinez
EVM to Soroban Understanding Data Types | Solidity to Rust Series Pt. 2
Data types are critical in programming, serving to define the kind of data we deal with. They ensure data integrity, consistency, and efficient…
Developers
• Fabricius Zatti
Yield-Bearing Assets on Stellar: Unlocking Potential with Soroban
Soroban
Asset tokenization
Discover the fundamentals of yield-bearing assets on the Stellar network. Soroban.
Policy
• Alexander Wu
Open Systems and Financial Inclusion: SDF’s Treasury Response
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) recently submitted a letter in response to a Request for Information on Financial Inclusion (RFI) issued by…
Foundation News
• Stellar Development Foundation
An Innovator's Journey: Insights on Blockchain, Space Exploration, and AI Impact
block by block
Denelle Dixon
This season of ‘block by block’ concludes with one of the most influential voices in the Stellar ecosystem – none other than Stellar Development…
Developers
• Justin Rice
Validator Guide to Soroban Mainnet Phase 1
Soroban
Protocol upgrade
How Stellar validators can arm their nodes to upgrade Mainnet settings for Phase 1 of the Soroban rollout
Developers
• Stellar Development Foundation
Protocol 20 Upgrade Guide
Protocol upgrade
Soroban
Your go-to guide for upgrading to Protocol 20, which introduces support for Soroban smart contracts to Stellar.
Developers
• Stellar Development Foundation
Protocol 20 and Smart Contracts Are Live on Mainnet
Smart Contracts
On Feb. 20, Stellar network validators voted to upgrade Mainnet to Protocol 20, kicking off a new era for the Stellar smart contracts tech stack,…
Developers
• Julian Martinez
Rust vs. Solidity: Choosing the Best Smart Contract Language for Blockchain Development
Developers
Smart Contracts
Explore why blockchain developers are increasingly opting for Rust over Solidity. Discover Rust's advantages, including speed, efficiency, memory…
Foundation News
• Stellar Development Foundation
Stellar Development Foundation Q4 2023 in Review
Quarterly report
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…
Developers
• Stellar Development Foundation
New Protocol 20 Vote
Protocol upgrade
Soroban
Smart Contracts
The vote on the Mainnet upgrade to Protocol 20 will take place on February 20, 2024.
Developers
• Stellar Development Foundation
SDF’s Vote to Postpone Protocol 20 Upgrade
SDF will disarm its validators and vote to postpone the vote to upgrade to Protocol 20 scheduled for January 30, 2024.