In this episode, Rachel interviews Tomer Weller, Chief Product Officer at Stellar, to discuss his journey at Stellar, the mission of Stellar, the introduction of smart contracts through the Soroban virtual machine, and the unique consensus mechanism that Stellar employs. Tomer elaborates on the onboarding of traditional financial institutions, the importance of privacy in blockchain, and the future innovations expected from Stellar –  including scalability and the role of stablecoins in the financial ecosystem. Tomer further shares insights on decentralized applications and the integration of Visa with Stellar, emphasizing the need for meaningful products that enhance user experience.

This is a great episode for both beginners and advanced listeners.

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Tomer Weller is the Chief Product Officer at the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. At SDF, he focuses on product strategy and the future of the Stellar protocol.

Previously he served as SDF’s VP of Product, and VP of Tech Strategy, focusing on the future of the Stellar protocol, and  as Director of Partner Engineering, where he led an engineering team working closely with selected financial institutions on defining interoperability standards and building the supporting tools to grow the Stellar network. Tomer has been part of the Stellar ecosystem since 2017, has led a plethora of partner integrations and contributed to projects such as Horizon and StellarX.

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