Stellar Journey to Mastery: Monthly Builder Challenges

Program Overview

Welcome to Stellar Journey to Mastery: Monthly Builder Challenges.

The program is structured, progressive, and level-based to help developers build and ship real applications on Stellar.

Program Structure & Tracks

• Builder Track (Belt Progression): $6,000 prize pool.
• Open Source Track: $2,000 prize pool.

Belt System

• Level 1 - White Belt: Build wallets and submit first on-chain transactions.
• Level 2 - Yellow Belt: Multi-wallet flows, smart contracts, event handling.
• Level 3 - Orange Belt: Build and test a complete mini dApp.
• Level 4 - Green Belt: Advanced smart contracts and production readiness.
• Level 5 - Blue Belt: Ship a real MVP and onboard first 5 users.
• Level 6 - Black Belt: Scale to 20 users and present at Demo Day.

Who Can Join?

• This challenge is open to everyone.
• Curious about building on Stellar.
• Basic frontend or full-stack development experience.
• Want hands-on Web3 experience instead of only tutorials.
• Enjoy learning by building real things.

What You Will Gain

• Win from an $8,000 prize pool.
• Earn belt badges as proof of progress.
• Become eligible for grants and Demo Day opportunities.
• Gain visibility in the Stellar ecosystem.
• Build a portfolio of real, shipped applications.