After one week in New York. Event after event. With my co-founder @DevMonsterB ready to brainstorm in central park. @defindex_
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Esteban Iglesias
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Esteban Iglesias
@esteblock_dev
🔗 Blockchain Founder @PaltaLabs, @SoroswapFinance & @DeFindex_ 🚀 Building DeFi protocols on @StellarOrg 💸 Yield, swaps & real-world utility
Santiago - Rio de Janeiro Katılım Ekim 2019
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
1) Replace trust with truth.
2) AI = The Brain (Intelligence) & Blockchain = The Nervous System (Structure)
4 days at NY Fintech Week and the learning is clear: finance no longer depends on "trust," but on cryptographic Truth.
Still in NY with @esteblock_dev building this reality on @stellarorg.
Open for an interesting chat! 🗽
@buildonstellar
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
We're Live!
Join us and discover our Ch. 6: Neo Banks and LatAm 💫
We are with @AdaVaughan from @StellarOrg & @ajeraz0x from @somosmeru talking about how neobanks in LatAm are performing so far and what the future looks like.
x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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@james_bachini @PaltaLabs @0ceans404 @boyanxyz @Rawritude @OppiaLabs Amazing! Was nice to see you again!
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It's not often you go somewhere with sky high expectations and it's still incredible. Good times in CDMX with @PaltaLabs @0ceans404 @boyanxyz @Rawritude @OppiaLabs
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
The attention economy runs on human eyeballs. Agents don’t have any.
@DenelleDixon on what replaces advertising when the primary consumer of web content is a machine — and the risk that agent payments become the new cookie.
The tools to build it right exist. Open source, permissionless blockchains with configurable privacy primitives on the application layer.
Come build on @StellarOrg
stellar.org/blog/ecosystem…
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
From the main stage at Stellar House CDMX, @DenelleDixon brought it full circle: the first Meridian in Mexico was back in November 2019, and now seeing a Stellar House here feels like a powerful new chapter.
Now, hearing @vogelito from @Bitso speak about empowering people and accelerating economic development makes the opportunity in LatAm even clearer.
These aren’t just inspiring remarks, they’re a reminder that real adoption and real opportunities are already here in LatAm with @stellarorg @BuildOnStellar 💫
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Then, at 3:30, SDF's VP of Product Nick Gilbert will moderate a panel with @Decaf_so, @Felixpago, and Meru.
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Day 2 of Stellar House CDMX starts Wednesday at 11am with a welcome from @DenelleDixon.
We'll then roll right into a fireside with @vogelito from @Bitso.
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@tomerweller: "Why LatAm?"
@JoseFDaPonte: "Because there's adoption, traction, and is driven by real use cases."
Powerful opening from @StellarOrg House in Mexico City.
@defindex_ @BuildOnStellar
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
.@somosmeru is now powered by @defindex_!
→ Users can earn on idle USDC balances
→ No-custodial architecture
→ Rescue mechanics at the contract level
→ Fully embedded yield infrastructure
Most importantly, incentives are aligned: @defindex_ grows when users generate yield.
And Meru is a great partner to build with, already reaching 1M+ downloads.
For wallets, neobanks, remittance apps and stablecoin-native consumer apps holding idle USDC balances without an in-house yield team, this is the model: turn idle balances into earning accounts, without adding DeFi complexity to the UX.
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@defindex_ team is already in México City! Are you a neobank or interested in Yield? Ping me and I'll invite the first margarita. 🍹
DeFindex@defindex_
We’re heading back to Mexico 🇲🇽 At @stellarorg ecosystem events, conversations move fast. That’s where @defindex_ fits: infrastructure for what comes next. @devmonsterb, @esteblock_dev and @coderipper will be there open to connect, share ideas, or simply have a great conversation! See you soon at the Stellar House Mexico 💫 stellar.org/community/even…
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DeFindex & Meru is our latest neobank integration. So happy to see my cofounder Francisco @DevMonsterB joining this live with the Meru team! Congrats @defindex_ & @somosmeru
Lets build! @BuildOnStellar !
DeFindex@defindex_
Estamos EN VIVO 🚨 La verdad sobre DeFi: riesgos, rendimientos y oportunidades. ¿Cómo puedes hacer rendir tus dólares más que en un banco? Hoy lo explicamos junto a @somosmeru con @devmonsterb, CPO de @defindex_ ✨ Únete ahora 👇 La verdad sobre DeFi: Gana rendimientos en dólares con Meru x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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@Chelsea5201 This is amazing! Congrats the normal and draper team!
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I’m very glad this made it happen and finally we were able to announce this in public! Congratulations! Thank you so so so much for not giving up and stay engaged with me and with us! It was so nice to catch up with you and your team in town last time🍜 Hit me up when you visit again in sf! Or see you next time in East coast!
Normal@normalfi
🚨Big News! @draper_u ventures has made a strategic investment in @normalfi at a $4M valuation! ✨ This partnership brings elite capital, deep expertise and the legendary Draper network to accelerate the future of Making Crypto Normal. Read more on full story 👇 open.substack.com/pub/normalfi/p…
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Just published the Stellar Community Fund 2025 Impact Report: 154 projects awarded, 82 mainnet launches, $70M in external funding raised by SCF alumni.
So proud of what the Stellar ecosystem, community, and our @StellarOrg team built together this year! ✨🤩
medium.com/stellar-commun…
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@anke_g_liu @StellarOrg This report shows the effort of a great team and a cohesive @StellarOrg SCF community! All the hard work reviewing projects is really paying off 🌱
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
"It would be nice if the property rights system that humans have is the same system that AIs are using with each other… If crypto can be that, that’s amazing."
@VitalikButerin in conversation w/ @beffjezos
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Esteban Iglesias retweetledi
Over $1.06M in TVL and 2,238 users trusting @DeFindex_ 🦾
This is what happens when yield becomes native to wallets.
DeFindex is turning passive balances into active capital without adding complexity for users ⚡️
Source: @Dune
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Oh yea! Amazing talks! Thanks for the invite @mmerge_io !
DeFindex@defindex_
Great conversation at @mmerge_io 🇧🇷 Our CEO @esteblock_dev had the opportunity to share how yield infrastructure is becoming a core layer for digital financial products, especially as institutions and fintechs across LatAm move from experimentation to real adoption. As part of this discussion, Esteban joined @Credit_Markets, @B2C2Group, and @coinchangeio to explore the intersection of DeFi, TradFi, and Earn products, moderated by @livecoinsBR. At @DeFindex_, we’re focused on enabling wallets to integrate automated earning strategies directly into their products, making yield accessible without adding complexity for users. The shift is happening, and it’s just getting started 🦾
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Just arrived in São Paulo for @mmerge_io ! 🇧🇷
If you're building a neobank, working on stablecoin savings, or exploring how institutions can connect to DeFi yields... let's grab a coffee!
I'm here with @defindex_, yield infrastructure for financial apps. Plug in our API and offer savings accounts to your users. No crypto complexity needed!
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Construí o MonadClaw Guild no @monad_xyz Blitz hackathon aqui no Rio de Janeiro🦀Um marketplace de agentes de IA onde cada mensagem paga USDC on-chain via x402 — sem subscription, sem API key.
O agente usa carteira própria para pagar seus próprios serviços. Autonomamente.
🎥 Demo: loom.com/share/b171e0a8… 🚀
💻 GitHub: github.com/esteblock/mona…
@monad_dev #Monad #x402 #AIAgents
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