We just got back from Stellar’s annual conference #Meridian2024 in London, and let me tell you—this ecosystem is way more interesting than I expected. I had no idea how much was happening here: cross-border payments, stablecoins, real-world utility, and a new smart contract platform called Soroban.

Here’s what we learned about their ecosystem, why Stellar might be one of the most underrated blockchains, and the real stories behind the tech. Oh, and shoutout to the amazing people we met—they’re actually solving problems that matter.

Watch now for a fresh perspective on Stellar. #sponsored 

Learn more about Stellar here: https://bit.ly/tmd-stellar

Shoutout to the lovely people we interviewed: 

• Joan Ruiz de Bustillo Ohngemach - Co-Founder of Decaf, 

  
  



• Federico De Ponti - Co-Founder of Xycloo Labs, 

  
  



• Wouter Arkink - Founder of Beans App and 

  
  



• Jose, who won a prize at the Hackathon at the conference.

  
  

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Conference Recap & Recent Developments

02:50 - Interview with Beans / Wouter

05:02 - Interview with Xycloo Labs / Federico

06:26 - Interview with Decaf / Joan

10:07 - Interview with Jose

11:35 - Takeaways

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Links / Additional Material:

Stellar Website: https://bit.ly/tmd-stellar

Xycloo Labs Website: https://xycloo.com/

Mercury App: https://bit.ly/mercury-tmd

Xycloans: https://bit.ly/xycloans-tmd

Federico on X: https://x.com/federicodeponti?lang=en

Beans Website: https://www.beansapp.com/

Beans on X: https://x.com/BeansApp

Decaf Website: https://www.decaf.so/

Decaf on X: https://x.com/Decaf_so

Joan on X: https://x.com/JuanRdBO: 

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