Stellar Hacks: Swaps and Vaults with PaltaLabs - Hackathon Winner Summary
Hackathon Summary
The Stellar Hacks: Swaps and Vaults with PaltaLabs hackathon attracted 124 registered developers, resulting in 27 approved project submissions focused on DeFi composability within the Stellar ecosystem. The event highlighted development using PaltaLabs’s Soroswap and DeFindex protocols. Soroswap, a decentralized exchange and aggregator, enables efficient asset swaps across multiple liquidity sources. DeFindex provides automated yield vaults designed for integration with wallets and decentralized applications.
Throughout the hackathon, participants used these protocols to create projects incorporating advanced liquidity routing, yield optimization, and protocol integrations. Key submissions explored new methods for automated trading, portfolio management, and accessible DeFi tools on the Stellar network. The event also fostered collaboration between developers and the PaltaLabs team, offering direct technical support and guidance. This collaborative environment encouraged practical experimentation with Stellar’s DeFi infrastructure and contributed to a more robust developer community for PaltaLabs’s smart contract solutions.
Hackathon Winners
Soroswap - DeFindex Composability Prize Winners
This category recognizes projects that demonstrated effective composability with Soroswap and DeFindex. Judging criteria included technical innovation, problem-solving, and implementation quality.
🥇 1st Place – $3,000 in XLM DeFi Quest – From Zero to DeFi in Minutes: DeFi Quest is a gamified onboarding platform that replaces traditional seed phrases with Passkey technology. It aims to accelerate DeFi adoption through interactive, guided experiences and secure authentication, facilitating rapid user onboarding.
🥈 2nd Place – $2,000 in XLM Verbex: Verbex AI is a DeFi assistant providing a conversational interface for complex blockchain operations, such as Soroswap trading, Blend lending, and DeFindex yield farming. It is accessible through web chat and MCP server integration.
🥉 3rd Place – $1,000 in XLM Soroswap Pro Trader: Soroswap Pro Trader is an automated trading bot for Soroswap DEX. It features both manual and automated modes, supports price-based triggers and grid strategies, and integrates securely with Freighter wallets.
For a complete list of projects and detailed submissions, visit https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/stellar-hacks-paltalabs/buidl.
Organization
About the Organizer: Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting the growth of the Stellar blockchain network. Stellar is a public blockchain featuring a native smart contracts platform that leverages the decentralized Stellar network. Its global ecosystem of innovators leverages the decentralized Stellar network to create opportunities across borders. The platform offers tools that integrate with financial assets, building real solutions that make global financial services accessible to all.
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