Reflecting on a Decade | Stellar's Evolution in 2024
Tomer Weller is the VP of Product at Stellar, one of the earliest alternative Layer 1 chains that existed before Ethereum. Stellar recently launched Soroban, its smart contract platform, designed to enhance the blockchain's functionality with efficient, developer-friendly tools for building sophisticated applications. In today's conversation, we dive deep into Stellar, review its fundamentals, reflect on its decade long journey as a Layer 1 blockchain, and have a closer look into the current use cases.
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Tomer Weller is the VP of Product at Stellar, one of the earliest alternative Layer 1 chains that existed before Ethereum. Stellar recently launched Soroban, its smart contract platform, designed to enhance the blockchain's functionality with efficient, developer-friendly tools for building sophisticated applications. In today's conversation, we dive deep into Stellar, overview their fundamentals, reflect on its decade long journey as a Layer 1 blockchain, and have a closer look into the current use cases.
Thanks to Stellar for supporting independent journalism.
0:00 Intro
0:58 Stellar Overview
2:01 Tomer Weller
3:48 Stellar Fundamentals
8:49 Being Early
12:06 Smart Contracts
17:26 Attracting Developers
23:09 Use Cases
29:52 Argentina
33:10 Franklin Templeton
36:49 Censorship Resistance
39:30 Scaling
55:17 Stellar Validators
1:00:58 What's Next?
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