CoinDesk Podcast Network What You Missed at the Stellar Meridian Conference
Nov 6, 2025
Jose Fernandez-Deponte, President of the Stellar Development Foundation, discusses the exciting integration of PayPal's PYUSD into the Stellar network, enhancing value transfers for millions of users. Edward Nwokedi, CEO of RedSwan, reveals his company’s groundbreaking $100 million portfolio of tokenized commercial real estate, offering investors access to diverse properties across various regions. The conversations from the Stellar Meridian conference highlight the transformative potential of blockchain in finance and real estate.
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PayPal Brings PYUSD To Stellar
- PayPal will deploy its PYUSD stablecoin onto the Stellar network, expanding on‑chain payment rails.
- Jose Fernandez-Deponte says Stellar wallets can now reach millions of PayPal and Venmo users for transfers and merchant payments.
Meridian Showcases Stellar's Real‑World Push
- Stellar Meridian gathered developers, enterprises, and institutions to push real‑world asset tokenization and payments use cases.
- The announcements show Stellar positioning as a bridge between crypto rails and mainstream finance globally.
Mercado Bitcoin Tokenizes $200M
- Mercado Bitcoin will issue $200 million of tokenized fixed income and equity instruments on Stellar, targeting Latin America.
- Raja Chakravorty frames Latin America as critical for on‑chain real‑world asset growth and ecosystem expansion.