Cheesecake Labs is a Gold Sponsor of Blockchain Rio 2024, in partnership with Stellar Development Foundation

Mark your calendars! From July 24 to 25, Rio de Janeiro’s EXPO MAG will turn into a lively hub for Blockchain Rio 2024 — the biggest blockchain, Web3, and digital finance conference in Latin America.

We’re excited to announce that Cheesecake Labs is joining forces with the Stellar Development Foundation as a Gold Sponsor!

Blockchain Rio 2024 is the heartbeat of Latin America’s blockchain scene. This event brings together insiders from both traditional and tokenized economies to explore opportunities in digital finance, drive mass adoption strategies, and propel the blockchain ecosystem forward.

Attendees have the chance to network with potential business partners, as well as participate in interactive learning sessions!

Curious about what it’s like to be there? Get a glimpse of the energy from last year’s Blockchain Rio by watching these highlights.

A powerhouse lineup

Blockchain Rio 2024 will convene a high-caliber roster of tech leaders from big names like Microsoft, Central Bank of Brazil, Hyperledger Foundation, OKX, Bitget, and more.

And, of course, Cheesecake Labs has big plans for July, 24:

• Don’t miss our CEO Marcelo Gracietti’s keynote, From Traditional to Blockchain: Revolutionizing Cross-Border Payments with Stellar and MoneyGram. At the Digital Finance Stage, 10 am BRT, he’ll provide an overview of the current market state and challenges, showcasing how companies and startups are addressing these issues with blockchain solutions.
  
  Learn to leverage the Stellar blockchain, its standards, cost-effectiveness, and the integration of MoneyGram’s non-custodial wallet. He’ll also discuss global crypto adoption challenges, focusing on regulatory and UX barriers. The session concludes with insights on how DeFi and digital wallets democratize financial investments through asset tokenization, featuring examples like Franklin Templeton.
  
• Be sure to catch our CBDO, Douglas Silva, as he moderates a panel discussion at the Web3 Experience Stage at 12:15 PM BRT. He will be collaborating with tech leaders from Vivo, Bosch Latin America, Rede Globo, and IBM.
  
  This engaging session will explore Web3 applications, featuring case studies that highlight how Web3 is solving real-world problems and making significant impacts.

Meet us at booth A45

Want to chat about all things blockchain? Hop on over and say hello! Us Cakers will be there with exclusive swag, exciting giveaways, and much more.

Our event schedule

This year, we’re preparing lightning talks — short, highly focused sessions (less than 15 minutes long) about Web3, blockchain technology, stablecoin, DeFi, and other groundbreaking areas. 

Here’s what we have in store for attendees:

July 24, 2024: Lightning Talks

Session 1 – The Challenge of Building Cross-Chain Interoperability

Speaker: Fifo Zatti – Principal Blockchain Engineer

Cross-chain interoperability is the dream, but how close (or far) are we to achieving it? Let’s talk about the challenges of connecting different blockchain platforms and what we can do — as a blockchain community — to break down those walls.

Session 2 – Stellar Soroban: A developer-friendly, Rust-based smart contracts platform designed for scale and sensibility

Speaker: Bruno Nascimento – Software Architect

Because of its high throughput and low latency, Soroban is now a top choice when it comes to smart contract execution. Find out how to make the most of this Rust-based platform’s intuitive syntax and rich developer tools.

Session 3 – Stellar Asset Sandbox: A Sandbox for Stellar Asset Issuance

Speaker: Kleber Antoniazzi – Engineer Manager

Do you want to use Stellar to issue your own token or manage your digital assets better? Start your project in the sandbox. Find out how to harness Stellar’s powerful tools in this safe and controlled environment, so you can learn the ropes before launching anything on the live mainnet.

Session 4 – Stellar Interoperability with Hyperledger Cacti

Speaker: Doug Silva – CBDO & Partner

In this session, we talk about a project we’re particularly proud of: 

Our groundbreaking Cacti Stellar Connector.

This bridge allows seamless data sharing between Stellar Soroban and Hyperledger Besu, showing just how powerful interoperable blockchains can be. It also sets the stage for adding more blockchains to Cacti and opens doors for applications across various sectors.

We’re in the process of refining this connector, and we invite you to join us in exploring the possibilities!

July 25, 2024: Lightning Talks

Session 5 – Intro to Stellar Plus: An all-in-one SDK for streamlining stellar development 

Speaker: Fifo Zatti – Principal Blockchain Engineer

Stellar Plus is an all-in-one SDK that streamlines Stellar development. Find out how to cut your development time, improve security, and guarantee code quality with its built-in tools and pre-built components.

Session 6 – Leveraging blockchain to improve supply chain on Stellar

Speaker: Filipe Moreira – Solutions Architect

Discover how Blockchain’s immutable, decentralized nature can help make supply chains more transparent, traceable, efficient, and accountable. Join us to explore the transformative benefits of blockchain in supply chain operations.

Session 7 – Stellar Disbursement Platform: Enhancing Bulk Payments Efficiency

Speaker: Natam Oliveira – VP of Engineering

Let’s explore SDP’s functionalities and how businesses and nonprofits can use this platform to smooth out payment frictions — from payroll delays to emergency aid distribution logjams.

Session 8 – Hands-on: Making your first blockchain transaction with Stellar Plus

Speaker: Fifo Zatti – Principal Blockchain Engineer

In this session, we’ll showcase the basis of Stellar Plus with the first steps to handle accounts and transactions, walking through each step.

Get exclusive access

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We can’t wait to see you at Blockchain Rio 2024!