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5 Tips For Migrating Solidity Code To Rust Soroban
Here are five tips for developers migrating from Solidity to Soroban. 1. Embrace .env In Solidity, global variables like msg.sender, msg.value, and msg.data provide transaction context. Soroban replaces these with the Env object, a powerful interface to the contract’s execution environment. Env gives you access to contract data, ledger details, authentication, and more, making it…
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The Stellar 2025 Roadmap
The Stellar Development Foundation has released it’s roadmap for 2025 and if you’re a developer or a user in the Stellar ecosystem, here is what you should know. The focus has shifted to scaling what works and making the whole system more usable, accessible, and ready for decentralized finance and web3 adoption. “After a decade…
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Creating OpenZeppelin Soroban NFT’s
In this tutorial we will be creating a NFT contract on Stellar Soroban using the libraries from OpenZeppelin James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/xA1HfckPqFs | Subscribe To follow along you’ll need a couple of pieces of software:- The full source code for this project is available on Github:https://github.com/jamesbachini/OZ-Stellar-NFT The code is based on the…
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Creating Landing Pages Using Web3 Backends
In this tutorial we will be demonstrating how web3 technology can be used to store data on-chain rather than in a database when building a landing page. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/3iPqLtjL_9k | Subscribe We will be using a simple Soroban smart contract to store a counter which increases each time a transaction…
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Stellar Anchor Platform Tutorial
Anchors serve as bridges between traditional finance and blockchain technology. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/57iZMxAr_1Y | Subscribe They enable users to move money seamlessly between their bank accounts and the Stellar network. Without Anchors, integrating traditional financial systems with blockchain would be significantly more complex. Anchors make decentralized finance more accessible by providing…
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Building a SEP41 Token on Stellar Soroban with OpenZeppelin
OpenZeppelin has just launched the first few contract libraries for the Soroban ecosystem. Let’s take a look and build out a token using their fungible token module. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/2Ak_nHyfrEU | Subscribe Deploying a Fungible Token on Soroban Prerequisites Ensure you have the following installed: You’ll also need some testnet tokens…
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Deploying An NFT Using Stellar Soroban
Today I’m going to show you how I deployed a simple NFT contract to Soroban, Stellar’s smart contract platform. Whether you’re an artist, a developer, or just curious about blockchain, this tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step. Let’s get started. You’ll need a few things to get started:- James On YouTube Watch On…
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Soroban Token Deployment + React dApp Tutorial (Stellar SDK)
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the process of deploying a fungible token on the Stellar network using Soroban smart contracts, and then build a decentralized application to interact with it. We’ll cover everything from setting up your development environment to creating a user interface for token transfers. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/oF624m5b384…
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Soroban Data Locations & State Management
In this tutorial, we’ll explore how data is stored on Stellar’s Soroban smart contract platform, focusing on Soroban’s state management and the types of storage available. Understanding these concepts will allow you to manage data optimally and keep your decentralized applications efficient. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/cw-TPSCqtSU | Subscribe Introduction to Soroban State…
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Programmatic Stellar Transfers
In this tutorial we will be setting up scripts to send and monitor transfers on the Stellar network. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/gVC5ijif2-0 | Subscribe I’ll be using Node.js and the Stellar-SDK library. All the code is open source and you can fork the repository here: https://github.com/jamesbachini/Stellar-Cross-Border-Test There are two scripts, send.js and receive.js, created to…
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How To Connect An Arduino To A Soroban Smart Contract
This tutorial will guide you through the process of connecting an Arduino to a Soroban smart contract on the Stellar blockchain. We’ll create a system where blockchain events can trigger physical actions through an Arduino. James On YouTube Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/C4a9O7AFAVc | Subscribe All the code for this project is open source at: https://github.com/jamesbachini/Arduino-Soroban-Controller…
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Meridian 2024 Takeaways
Key Innovations and Infrastructure Developments from Meridian 2024 The recent Stellar Meridian conference and its preceding hackathon showcased significant developments in the Stellar Network’s ecosystem, highlighting how the platform is revolutionizing blockchain infrastructure and smart contract capabilities. From innovative on/off-ramp solutions to ground breaking smart wallets, Stellar is positioning itself as a formidable player in…
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Stellar Soroban Boilerplate
In this tutorial I’m going to go through the code for a boilerplate which connects a Soroban smart contract to a React dApp. Note that for a more full featured demo app you can check out the excellent Scaffold Soroban at: https://developers.stellar.org/docs/learn/interactive/dapps/scaffold-soroban There is also this from the guys at Palta Labs:https://create-soroban-dapp.paltalabs.io/ James On YouTube…
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Decentralized Lending Pools | Blend Capital
Overcollateralized lending has emerged as a cornerstone in the decentralised finance ecosystem, providing a secure and efficient way for users to borrow and lend digital assets. Blend Capital leverages this mechanism on Stellar’s Soroban smart contract platform, introducing a robust protocol for overcollateralized lending and borrowing. This article delves into how overcollateralized lending works, explores…
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WebAuthn PassKey Smart Wallets
In this article we will take a glimpse into the future of account abstraction where web3 can offer walletless, passwordless authentication to web applications. I’ll be connecting a Stellar Soroban smart contract to a web3 frontend and verifying signatures from biometrics on your phone. Welcome to the future. The full source code used in this…
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Building Rust Smart Contracts On Stellar Soroban
Soroban is the smart contract platform that allows developers to write and deploy smart contracts on the Stellar network. This tutorial will guide you through the process of building a simple smart contract using Rust and deploying it to Soroban. I recently took on the role of Developer in Residence with Stellar and this is…
