Core Concepts

Build your foundational understanding of what makes the Stellar network tick.

📄️ Stellar Stack

Explore the core components and architecture of the Stellar stack, and see how they work together to power a fast, scalable, and decentralized network.

📄️ Lumens

Learn about lumens (XLM), the native digital asset of the Stellar network. Understand its role in transactions, network fees, and smart contract rent.

📄️ Stellar Consensus Protocol

A brief overview of how the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP), a proof of agreement protocol, enables consensus and validates transactions on the network.

🗃️ Stellar Data Structures

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🗃️ Operations & Transactions

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📄️ Fees, Resource Limits, and Metering

Learn how fees, resource limits, and metering work on the Stellar network. Understand cost structures, transaction pricing, and smart contract resource limits.

📄️ Stellar Ecosystem Proposals

Learn about Stellar Ecosystem Proposals (SEPs), standards that enhance interoperability, improve functionality, and expand the network's capabilities.

🗃️ Smart Contracts

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🗃️ Data Format

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📄️ Anchors

Learn about the on and off ramps on Stellar called anchors and their role in bridging between the traditional financial system and blockchain networks.

📄️ SDEX

Learn how liquidity pools enable trading on the Stellar DEX. Understand how they work, provide liquidity, and enable decentralized asset swaps on the network.