CASA STELLAR
STELLAR LAB
STELLAR HACK+

A week-long builders’ residency and pro hackathon in Buenos Aires, gathering top developers from across LATAM

November 16–24, 2025

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Casa Stellar

A one-week residency that gathers 90 of the most talented builders from across LATAM to collaborate, learn, and create within the Stellar ecosystem. Participants will live, build, and exchange ideas under one roof, surrounded by mentors and the Stellar core team.

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Stellar Lab

An open three-day program hosted by the Stellar core team to help builders prepare for the hackathon. Through advanced sessions, live demos, and technical guidance, participants will explore the tools and best practices needed to build on Stellar with confidence.

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Stellar Hack +

A pro-level hackathon with $15,000 USD in prizes, bringing together top developers to turn ideas into real products powered by Stellar. It’s the moment where everything learned throughout the week comes to life.

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Stellar Hack+

Where LATAM builds the future on Stellar

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Track 1:

Stellar Scale

1st place: $5,000 USDC
2st place: $2,000 USDC

A track for teams with running products ready to advance through real integrations on Stellar using Soroban contracts, wallet links, liquidity rails, ramps and more, aimed at scaling in the real world by collaboration and proving actual production grade use of Stellar at meaningful scale.

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Track 2:

Stellar genesis

1st place: $5,000 USDC
2st place: $2,000 USDC

A track for teams inventing what does not yet exist, pushing Stellar into new territory through experimental DeFi, real world finance applications, cross chain design or new primitives, rewarding builders who foresee opportunities early and can turn them into real working systems.

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Integrator Award

$500 USDC

Recognizing projects that best demonstrate ecosystem unity through composability. This award honors teams that integrate or extend other Stellar-based products, showing how collaboration multiplies innovation.

Innovation Award

$500 USDC

A special recognition for the project that pushes the boundaries of what can be built on Stellar. It celebrates bold ideas, creative integrations, and technical execution that redefine what’s possible within the ecosystem.

CASA STELLAR SCHOLARSHIPS

4 ways builders became part of this journey

Open Applications

Earlier this year, builders across LATAM applied to join Casa Builder through an open form.
Closed on October 10.

Direct Invitations

Some participants were selected through previous Stellar Ambassador Retreats in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro. It’s the continuation of a year-long movement to grow Stellar builders across the region.

Código Futura

A six-week intensive program helping women transition from Web2 to Web3, with two sessions per week and hands-on learning. From this cohort, 20 scholarships will be awarded for Casa Stellar.

Odisea Labs Bootcamp

An advanced track titled “From Zero to DApp with Stellar + Rust”, developed with Odisea Labs. The best projects from this bootcamp will receive 5 scholarships for Casa Stellar.

AGENDA

17
NOV

Stellar DevAsado

Where: TBD
A builder-style kickoff to the residency with food, code and real conversations with the ecosystem’s top contributors.
17
NOV

Stellar Lab 1

Where: TBD
Hands-on sessions led by the Stellar core team and ecosystem mentors. Deep dives into Soroban, product design and growth strategy..
18
NOV

Stellar Lab 2

Where: TBD
Hands-on sessions led by the Stellar core team and ecosystem mentors. Deep dives into Soroban, product design and growth strategy..
19
NOV

Stellar Lab 3

Where: TBD
Hands-on sessions led by the Stellar core team and ecosystem mentors. Deep dives into Soroban, product design and growth strategy..
20
NOV

Stellar Ambassadors meeting

Where: TBD
A gathering for LATAM ambassadors shaping the Stellar movement. Networking, updates and strategy for the next growth cycle.
23
NOV

Stellar Palooza

Where: TBD
The official Stellar festival at Devconnect Buenos Aires. Four stages, one night, and the entire LATAM builder community celebrating what we have built together.