The Stellar Way
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Denelle Dixon
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It’s my sixth anniversary as the CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation! Each year I use this milestone to reflect on my time here - where we were, where we are and where we’re headed. Influenced by my love of music, I’ve concluded that this journey has been a professional rhapsody! I imagine it is a lot like writing a song - sometimes striking right away, and sometimes taking time to come together to evoke the story, emotions, excitement and the extraordinary outcome. That’s been the Stellar Way.
So I thought I would write this up differently this year. And, since I just returned from a weekend at Stagecoach, the country music festival in Indo, California, I started thinking, what would SDF’s story of the last six years be if written as a song? And since I’m not an artist, I sought support from my artificial intelligence friends with the complete Shaboozey treatment to bring this idea to life and to make it strike right away! The song is a country-rap anthem with swagger and soul about a blockchain revolution with boots on the ground (that’s you, our community) in every corner of the globe. It’s the Stellar Way.
I hope you enjoy it or at least get a good laugh out of it. I love being part of this incredible community. There is so much more for us all to do. Here’s to another year!
Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)")
"The Stellar Way"
[Intro – spoken over a banjo-pluck & 808 beat]
Yeahhh... ten years blazin' strong.
Six years of evolution, movin' right along.
From blockchain dream to global chain—
Lemme tell y'all how the future unfolds.
[Verse 1]
Network born a decade ago with a plan,
Moving money like email across every land.
Six years back adoption started to soar,
Taking the SDF mission even further than before.
Puttin' power in the people's hands,
Helpin' money move across the lands.
From dollars to pesos, stablecoins galore,
Built a system where everyone wins.
[Pre-Chorus]
Now it's anchors up and fees way down,
Tokenizin' fast, no messin' around.
Ten years building, six years growing,
This Stellar network keeps on glowing.
[Chorus]
We get Lumen-lit, we get classy,
Blockchain code with impact flashy.
Ten years built, six to grow the way,
That's the Stellar life, doin' it the Stellar' way.
Turnin' blockchain into hope and change,
Buildin' bridges out across that range.
Raise 'em high, y'all, toast today—
To Stellar, to access, to the Stellar way.
[Verse 2]
Talkin' fintech, freedom, boots in the dirt,
A decade of Stellar been puttin' in the work.
Last six years brought FT, MGI in tow,
Openin' doors everywhere we go.
Global folks now takin' control,
Buildin' futures with a digital soul.
Validators hum, and blocks don't stop,
This chain keeps movin' like a tickin' clock.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Real-world assets now on the chain,
Innovation flowing like summer rain.
From MoneyGram rails to Soroban code,
The Stellar network carrying quite the load.
[Chorus 2]
We get Lumen-lit, we get classy,
Blockchain code with impact flashy.
Ten years built, six to grow the way,
That's the Stellar life, doin' it the Stellar way.
Smart contracts now join the game,
Building on that Stellar name.
Raise 'em high, y'all, toast today—
To Stellar, to access, to the Stellar way. 🎶
(Bridge – slow it down, real proud)
No middlemen, no broken trust,
Just open rails and faith in us.
Built to last, this chain won’t fade,
'Cause we all made sure the ground was laid.
[Final Chorus]
We get Lumen-lit, we shine bright,
A decade of progress, future in sight.
Journey continues, watch us grow,
Stellar ecosystem starting to flow.
Financial access for one and all,
Answering that global call.
Raise your glass on this special day—
To progress made the Stellar way! 🎶
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