Great summary from @CamiRusso on an action-packed Meridian conference in Lisbon
It's my third Stellar Meridian conference, and this year felt like a step change for the network:
Stellar is growing from formerly payments & emerging markets-focused, into a strong player that's also in RWAs and DeFi ($4B RWA TVL, ~400% growth y/y)
They got a slower start -- they only got smart contracts in 2024. but they're closing that gap with big partnerhsips and genuine technical innovation (check our Thruput exclusive yesterday, or Privacy Documentary with @RektHQ for example)
Kudos to the team @DenelleDixon @tomerweller @JoseFDaPonte and the rest, and thanks for being a great partner to @DefiantNews (and for always picking great event locations!)
A summary of the biggest announcements:
✶ @JanusHenderson and @centrifuge launch JQQQ, a Nasdaq-100 fund issued only on Stellar
✶ @Securitize adds Stellar to its supported chains
✶ @MetaMask makes Stellar a default network
✶ Marshall Islands issuing a sovereign bond and UB1
✶ Spiko’s SAFO is now the largest tokenized fund at $2.38B, with $1.65B on Stellar
✶ @CurveFinance launches on Stellar mainnet, its first non-EVM deployment
✶ @archaxex launches €GOVY, a tokenized euro government bill product
✶ Movantis adds Stellar USDC settlement for US-to-El Salvador payments
✶ @airtminc and @BVNKFinance partner on retail payments
✶ @VIA_Labs launches two-way messaging between Stellar and EthereumView quoted post on X
