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The Stellar network’s community spans the globe—from independent developers in Nigeria to regulated financial companies in Germany. We work together to build an open network and transform the global financial system.
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The Stellar network’s community is always buzzing. Explore the resources below to rub virtual shoulders with devs building on the Stellar network, and stay on top of the most important ecosystem updates, and learn about upcoming workshops and events.
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Stellar GitHub
Unleash the Stellar network’s full potential by visiting our active hub of innovation on GitHub, the internet’s premier developer repository.
Stack Exchange
You got questions, we got answers. Find them here on our Q&A site for devs and users of the Stellar network.
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Ecosystem programs
Stellar Community Fund
The Stellar Community Fund draws on community input to support developers and startups building on the Stellar network and Soroban.
SCF Kickstart
A virtual and global bootcamp for startups wanting to submit project applications to the Stellar Community Fund.
The Stellar Ambassador Program
The Stellar Ambassador Program supports builders and educators who are passionate about Stellar as they form regional chapters, organize local events, lead educational initiatives, and connect developers, businesses, and users with the resources necessary to build on the network.
The Latest
Onchain updates
Discover the latest launches, ecosystem milestones, and developer updates, all happening on Stellar right now.
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• Denelle Dixon
An Updated Mandate for a Growing Stellar Ecosystem
In pursuit of that mission, in 2019 the SDF adopted a formal mandate to use the XLM entrusted to us to build, promote, and strengthen the Stellar…
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• Yan Michalevsky
Prototyping Privacy Pools on Stellar
This post outlines a prototype of Privacy Pools on the Stellar smart platform, using zero-knowledge proofs to enable private, compliance-aware asset…
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• Gabriella Pellagatti
Cutting Cross-Border Payroll Costs by 20–25% with Airtm
This block by block conversation with AirTM CEO Ruben Galindo looks at the real costs of cross-border payroll and how open, interoperable financial…
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• Bri Wylde
The Story of Kale 🥬
Explore the rise of KALE, the playful on-chain farming game that became a major driver of smart contract activity, innovation, and composability on…
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• Molly Karcher
Introducing the Golang Stellar SDK
We’re consolidating our Golang developer tools - including the Horizon and RPC clients, Ingest SDK, and key utilities - into a single, unified Go SDK…
Research Contributions
Grants, workshops, and publications
The Stellar Development Foundation supports technological and scientific research through its in-house research team and its academic grants program.
Get Involved
Explore the Stellar social club
The Stellar Social Club is a place to make connections with other builders, those who are crazy passionate about the Stellar network, and the people behind the scenes at SDF. Point is, trust, communication, and connection are at the heart of it all.
Podcasts & Media
Listen & learn
Follow our weekly podcasts and videos for all the latest updates and discussions of the Stellar blockchain.
block by block
Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director at Stellar Development Foundation explores how blockchain is transforming real estate, with expert insights…
Tech Talks with Tomer
Tomer Weller, VP of Product at Stellar Development Foundation, speaks with some of the smartest engineers in blockchain about the biggest innovations…
Developers on Stellar: elliot voris
It’s time for another edition of Developers on Stellar — and this one’s a bit different because our spotlighted dev became a Stellar Development Foundation employee today! Elliot has been a huge part of the Stellar community for a while, and we’re so excited to have him on the DevRel team. Read on to learn about his developer journey!
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