Before we can wrap it up, here is a quick recap of @StellarOrg-related important announcements during Meridian 2025: Meridian Pay: a new open-source application to facilitate payments with crypto, with smart contract features to extract the most from developers' creativity. LayerZero to add Stellar: Simon Baksys, VP of Business Development at LayerZero, revealed that Stellar will be a part of the messaging protocol. This will boost Stellar's interoperability even further. Update on the Stellar Disbursement Platform: Stellar's service to fast-track multiple payments received an update to add smart contract functionality and USDC liquidity sourcing. Agentic payments: Cheesecake Labs, Stellar's partners that helped to give life to Meridian Pay, announced that AI agent-powered payments using the network's infrastructure are in the testing phase.

Meet the winners! 🎉 HackMeridian 2025, a hackathon by @StellarOrg and @nearxschool, preceded Meridian. Between Sept. 16-15, participants worked on projects focused on real-world use cases. On @DenelleDixon's wrap-up, she revealed the winners of HackMeridian's two tracks. Meet Simple Fund and Lance!