NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Write a five line thesis
30 minWho gets paid, why memos and twin stubs matter, which chains, what you will ship next and how you will measure it.
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WHY THIS ROUTE
Cross border freelancer payments with clean records is exactly the everyday payments story Stellar and Circle fund. A working invoice flow on Stellar and Arc with real stubs is stronger than a deck.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Applications to the Stellar Community Fund and Circle Developer Grants, each with real invoice data.
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2. Apply to the Stellar Community Fund
90 minGo to https://communityfund.stellar.org/ . The Build Award goes up to $150,000 in XLM for a validated project that will launch on Stellar. Under SCF 7.0 you signal interest at any time and eligible teams are invited into a Build round; a round was listed with a Build deadline of Nov 8, 2026, so check the portal for the current one. Referrals from alumni, ambassadors or partners help, so ask a Stellar ambassador or a local chapter to look at your stubs first. Smaller Instawards go through Stellar Ambassador chapters.
3. Apply to Circle Developer Grants on Arc
90 minApply at https://circle.questbook.app/ . Grants run from about $5,000 for early development to $100,000 for scaling, in USDC, paid by milestone. Circle wants production minded apps where Arc is central to the flow of value and Circle products such as USDC, Wallets, CCTP or Gateway matter in the design. Show USDC invoices settled on Arc with twin stubs, and propose milestones such as multi currency stubs and an audit of the invoice contract.
4. Gather four weeks of numbers
40 minInvoices sent, paid, partial, days to payment and memos dropped, on each chain.
5. Record a 60 second demo
40 minOne invoice, the client paying with a memo, and the twin stub arriving on both sides. Attach it to both applications.
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