The APAC Stellar Grand Finale goes LIVE on 31 July. 🚀 Top teams from Vietnam, Indonesia & the Philippines pitch for a share of the $60,000 prize pool across 3 tracks.
But first, let's take a look back at the numbers behind three epic Demo Days together! https://t.co/Q4KpjMYITE
THE FIRST FINAL IS HERE
10 weeks of building. Countless sleepless nights. It all comes down to this.
Bring your strongest team, your sharpest pitch deck, and your best code to the Vietnam @StellarOrg Hackathon Demo Day.
You will pitch in front of our Chapter Leads and judges from @chainlink and @TheSpartanGroup.
But first, don't forget to submit your project. You still have exactly 24 hours left.
Hanoi web3 energy hits different lately 👀
Met some amazing builders at the Hanoi innovation hub - still shipping through every market cycle.
Policy signals are starting to leave the door open for real innovation & long-term building in Vietnam
Stellar x Rise In gonna come ✨
Spent time at DAVAS 2026 with government leaders, and builders discussing Vietnam’s innovation future 🇻🇳⚡️
One thing very clear:
Vietnam is no longer a market to watch.
It’s a market to build with.
Stellar x Rise In focus is simple:
more builders → more blockchain use cases.
May with web3 brotherhood ☕️
DAVAS → Stellar x Rise In Meetup Da Nang → Web3 Builder Summit → Unchained Summit
Vietnam’s builder ecosystem is growing FAST
Good to see founders, devs, investors, SMEs, and leaders all showing up to build.
Still early. Still shipping
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
. @StellarOrg just made headlines in one of Vietnam's most prominent news outlets.
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister met with 5 leading U.S. fintech institutions in New York to build the country's International Financial Center. Stellar Development Foundation was on that list, the only blockchain ecosystem among them:
- KraneShares
- Stellar Development Foundation
- Polymorphic Capital
- TPG Inc.
- Kraken
As @riseinweb3, we've been proud to be part of Stellar's growth journey in Vietnam, bringing blockchain education to the next generation of builders across the region.
Excited to see what's next. 🇻🇳
https://t.co/SrmBq3Mwry
Vietnam @StellarOrg UniTour is on fire. 🔥
3 universities in.
300+ registrations.
40 solid projects already submitted.
And we're just getting started for @BuildOnStellar.
4 more universities coming up this week. The momentum is real, and it's only going up.
Vietnam builders, you are not playing around. 🇻🇳