Ever wondered what it really takes to move money at scale using blockchain? In Episode 4 of the Stellar Dev Diaries, we go under the hood with the Freelii team as they tackle one of the hardest challenges in Web3: building a secure, reliable, cross-border payout system.
🎥 Check out Episode 4: Building a Reliable Payout System in DeFi
Missed earlier episodes?
👉 Episode 1: How a Hackathon Project Became a Web3 Startup
👉 Episode 2: How The Freeli Team Raised $70k+ In Funding
👉 Episode 3: User Feedback & The Pivot That Saved The Project
👉 Episode 4: Building Production Systems That Handle Real Money
In Episode 4, we dive deep into the technical architecture behind Freelii’s payout system. The mission? Help businesses pay global teams without the pain of traditional banking delays and fees.
We explore:
🔧 How Freelii designed a system to handle real money, real users, and real risk
🌐 Solving the cross-border payment problem for influencer houses, remote teams, and digital businesses
🚀 Why they chose Stellar for its speed, low fees, and powerful anchor ecosystem
💡 How “policy signers” let them execute secure automated transactions without user interaction
🧪 The challenge of testing without a sandbox—and how the team used Stellar’s testnet and custom tools to bridge the gap
📊 How a serverless backend with Upstash queues ensures reliable transaction execution
🛠 Ready to build on Stellar? Dive into the dev docs:
🌐 https://developers.stellar.org/
Follow the Freelii team as they continue building toward launch. Episode 4 is all about going live on mainnet—don’t miss it!
👀 Watch the series:
🎬 Episode 1: How a Hackathon Project Became a Web3 Startup
🎬 Episode 2: How The Freeli Team Raised $70k+ In Funding
🎬 Episode 3: User Feedback & The Pivot That Saved The Project
🎬 Episode 4: Building Production Systems That Handle Real Money
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