This month's Stellar Journey to Mastery registration is still open!
✅ Build real applications
✅ Complete monthly challenges
✅ Level up through the Builder Belt system
✅ Earn rewards along the way
Winning projects will be revealed at the end of July.
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/jE8B2nueCL
What if your Web3 idea could receive funding before it even generates revenue?
That’s exactly what the Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is built for. 🧵👇
@StellarOrg@BuildOnStellar
Have a Web3 idea you’ve been waiting to build?
The APAC Stellar Hackathon is your chance to turn it into a real project, connect with builders across Asia-Pacific, and compete for prizes.
Here’s why you should join. 🧵👇
IT'S OFFICIAL. The APAC @StellarOrg Hackathon is here. The BIGGEST Stellar hackathon ever launched in Southeast Asia.
💰 Up to $60,000 USD prize pool
🌏 3 countries, one mission
⚡ Build real financial apps on Stellar
🎤 Pitch live at the in-person Grand Finale
3 TRACKS:
1️⃣Local Finance & Real-World Access
2️⃣ DeFi & Ecosystem Composability
3️⃣ Payment Consumer Applications
Whether you're web3 devs, DeFi builders, founders, or students, if you can ship, this is your stage.
📚 Workshops, AMAs, bootcamps & university tours all summer long
🏆 Demo Day + Grand Finale in late July
Stop watching. Start building. Register now: https://t.co/hv9JdDgelk
APAC's next breakout project starts here.
@BuildOnStellar@PHI_Stellar@VN_Stellar@Indo_Stellar
Complex marketing doesn’t need complexity. It needs clarity.
Teams spend weeks planning, days auditing, hours creating and still don’t execute.
The problem isn’t ideas. It’s speed.
The gap between thinking and doing is where growth dies.
Today, that gap is 3 minutes.
Our Stellar Ambassador Meetup in Bandung was a blast 🚀 20+ ambassadors showed up ready to build on Stellar, and this is just the beginning
Want to join? Follow us and DM 👀
Are you new to building on Stellar? 👩💻
Start by getting to know Soroban, the smart contracts platform on the Stellar network.
Learn more: https://t.co/WZaDIm20Lu
Back to 19 year old @VitalikButerin
In 2012, he was just a writer for Bitcoin Magazine, traveling the world preaching decentralization.
Today, the network he wrote about is worth $2.43 TRILLION.
He saw it before anyone else.
You can do the same, starting where you are.
That version control section is gold.
Don’t blame AI when vibe coding fails. Most of the time, it’s because you don’t commit often enough and lose track of what actually works.
A clean reset after every feature sounds basic, but it’s exactly what most people skip.
This is why startups fail:
✅ Over 60% of failed startups say they built features users never asked
✅ Startups that talk to users weekly are significantly more likely to survive past year 3
✅ Founders usually overestimate demand and underestimate distribution
Startups rarely die from bad ideas, they fail when founders don’t test their assumptions early enough.
This will still be true for startups in 2026:
Hard truth to swallow for most technical founders.
You can build the best product in the world, but if nobody knows it exists, it doesn't matter.
Marketing is the bridge to the customer.
Happy New Year from all of us at CodeFest! 🎊
As 2025 wraps up, we’re beyond grateful for every builder, mentor, and partner who’s shaped this journey with us.
Here’s to more breakthroughs, learning, and shipping in 2026.