Meridian was the first Stellar conference. It brought together everyone in the Stellar universe, alongside major financial institutions and industry experts, for two days of networking, learning, drinks, food, and fun. Attendees met talented, passionate people from around the globe in sessions designed to facilitate collaboration, creativity, and connection. It was a place to share new initiatives, new ideas, and new products. And it all happened in an incredible venue: the lush Proyecto Público Prim in Mexico City.
The Stellar network has been live for five years and has seen incredible growth, in both bull markets and bear. Operations on Stellar are up 25× since January 2018, and accounts are up over 10×. Together, we’re building a better, more accessible economic model. At Meridian, we celebrated the work we’ve all done, and laid the groundwork for the exponential growth still to come.
On the agenda: we addressed fundamental questions facing the network, like inflation and transparency. We discussed big challenges around adoption and marketing. We learned from economists and other experts, as well as from each other, in focused discussion groups and technical workshops. We announced new programs and services, and we did it all surrounded by the best and brightest in the Stellar ecosystem.
The Stellar community brought its biggest ideas to Meridian. It’s the first step in building the future together.
At Meridian, participants collaborated and shared ideas with other Stellar ecosystem stars in targeted discussion groups.
This was the first time that we brought together the global Stellar community.
The brightest minds from around the world shared their visions of the future. We allowed plenty of time to talk through turning ideas into action.
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Founder, Litemint LLC
Director, Blockchain Land
CEO, Saldo.mx
Director, IBM WW Digital Asset Labs
Executive Director, Stellar Development Foundation
CEO, Wirex
Founder, Satoshipay
CEO of M-Paisa, Roshan Telecom
Co-founder, GoodCash
Co-Founder, Stellar Development Foundation
Venezuelan Economist & Author
CTO, BitBond
Chief Revenue Officer, Flutterwave
Co-founder and CEO, Blockchain Academy Mexico
Founder and Managing Partner, Autonomous Partners
Head of Product, Arkangeles.co
CEO, Coinsquare
Co-Founder and Partner, JST Capital
Founder and CEO, Interstellar Wallet and Exchange
CEO, Neighborly
Co-Founder, GRIP Investments
Senior Research Advisor, Bank of Canada
Head of Compliance, Coins.ph
Founder, Tiny Anvil
CEO, Bidali
Vice President -- Blockchain & AI, Franklin Templeton
CEO and Founder, FinClusive Capital
Founder, Apay
Head of Binance X
CEO, Securrency
Founder, WYCKX
Senior Strategist, Stellar Development Foundation
CEO & Co-Founder, LUMIT
Co-founder, BICCOS
CEO and Founder, Blockdaemon
Strategy Lead, Wyre
CEO, The Platinum Network
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CEO & General Counsel, Knabu.me
CEO and Founder, OXIO
Co-founder, Settle Network
CEO, Shift Markets
General Partner, Leap Global Partners
Co-Founder and CEO, DSTOQ
CEO, Tangem
Founder and CEO, Ilmatic
Founder and CEO, Poseidon
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This was not your typical conference space—the architectural details and cascading greenery are inspiring.
The agenda featured a mix of keynotes, workshops, discussion groups, and panels. We brought in regulators, cryptoeconomists, Stellar developers, technologists, development banks, and visionaries, and built in plenty of opportunities for collaboration and active discussion.
This will be an open group discussion on everything concerning wallets. Among other topics we'll discuss how Stellar wallets can be better, and how SDF can make wallets easier to build, along with a workshop on the new Wallet SDK.
Resilient liquidity on Stellar's decentralized exchange is fundamental to scaling the network, so how do we bootstrap and grow markets? Listen to those on the cutting edge share their thoughts -- from open-source trading bots to facilitating institutional participation.
Stellar is for payments! But what if it could be used outside of the financial space to change the way applications and services are developed, secured and distributed? Uncover Stellar's potential for YOUR use case in this session.
How do you build an effective, self-sustaining business plan on an open financial network? Learn from ecosystem leaders as they share best practices, strategic insights, and opportunities for collaboration among products such as stablecoins, wallets, and consumer apps.
Rod Garratt has amassed an impressive resume in the fields of economics and blockchain. Currently the Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish Chair in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Rod is also a visiting scholar at the Bank of Canada, and has worked with the Bank for International Settlements, the Bank of England, and is a former Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In this Fireside Chat, we'll ask Rod for his thoughts on Central Bank perspectives on cryptocurrencies.
Latin America represents one of the greatest geographic opportunities for cryptocurrencies, but comes with its own set of unique challenges. In this panel we'll discuss adoption, traction, and attitudinal shifts in the region around cryptocurrencies. En español.
Talk by Stellar Development Foundation Chief Scientist, David Mazières.
From regulation to policy implications, this panel will feature industry experts who take a 36,000 foot view of the cryptocurrency landscape.
Executive Director Denelle Dixon closes the conference with thoughts, insights, and takeaways from two days of building, learning, and growing.
Crypto adoption looks different all around the world. However, in this panel, we're zeroing in on the particular challenges and opportunities in predominately cash economies. We'll hear from leaders who can give on-the ground insights from Afghanistan, Cuba, Cameroon, Georgia, and Brazil.
We want to hear your insights, best practices, and frustrations in this inclusive discussion group.
