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D'CENT Wallet Team

Hardware wallet security experts. Building secure crypto storage since 2018.

Key Answer: D'CENT has been selected for the Stellar Community Fund (SCF Round 43), a grant program run by the Stellar Development Foundation that supports teams building on the Stellar network. For us, it's more than a single grant. It's a milestone that reflects where we're headed: a wallet that doesn't just store your assets, but helps you put them to work.

TL;DR

• D'CENT was selected for the Stellar Community Fund (SCF Round 43).
• SCF is run by the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and decided through expert review and a community vote.
• Out of 85 projects that applied, 29 were selected in this round, and D'CENT is one of them.
• Our focus is on expanding Stellar-based DeFi integration directly inside the D'CENT app.
• The bigger picture: D'CENT is evolving from a place to store assets into a gateway that makes them useful across more tokens, communities, and ecosystems.

So What Is the Stellar Community Fund?

The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is a program that discovers and supports the companies and developers building services on the Stellar network. It's operated by the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), and recipients are chosen through a mix of expert review and a community vote.

That community vote is the part worth noting. Being selected isn't just a sign-off from the foundation, it reflects support from the wider Stellar community too.

This round, at a glance

Why Does This Milestone Matter?

Our vision has always reached beyond storage. A wallet should keep your assets safe, but it should also help you actually use them.

A wallet shouldn't just hold your assets.
It should help you put them to work.

The industry is moving the same way. As the market matures from simple custody toward real utility, including DeFi and real-world asset tokenization (RWA), demand is growing for wallets that support not only safekeeping, but active use. Joining the Stellar ecosystem is a natural next step in that journey.

How Do We Plan to Use the Grant?

In one line — we want D'CENT to become the wallet the Stellar community reaches for. Not just a safe place to keep your XLM, but the place where it actually goes to work.

Here's what we're building toward:

• Stellar DeFi, right in your wallet — Connecting Stellar-based DeFi services directly inside D'CENT, so your XLM and Stellar assets can do more than sit idle.
• One smooth experience — Reaching the services and benefits of the Stellar ecosystem without ever leaving your wallet. No extra setup, no jumping between apps.
• Built on real experience — We've already done this for XRP users, connecting them to external blockchain services while keeping self-custody intact. Now we're bringing that same know-how to Stellar.

This is the start of a deeper, long-term commitment to the Stellar community, not a one-off integration. And there's much more on the way.

What Does This Mean If You Hold XLM?

If you're part of the Stellar community, this is the part to get excited about. Our goal is simple — to make D'CENT the most convenient home for your XLM and Stellar assets, where holding turns into doing.

What you can look forward to:

• A growing set of Stellar-based services, available right inside your wallet.
• Your XLM working for you, instead of just sitting in storage.
• Full self-custody the whole way — your keys, your assets, your control.
• A wallet that keeps getting better for the Stellar community as we go deeper.

Our promise stays the same — keep self-custody secure, and make it genuinely useful for every XLM holder.

The Key Takeaway

Being selected for the Stellar Community Fund is recognition of where digital asset wallets are headed, and where D'CENT intends to lead. As D'CENT CEO Sangsu Baek put it:

"The utility of digital asset wallets has been
recognized in the global market."

"We'll continue expanding collaboration with major blockchain projects to improve convenience and accessibility for our users," he added. With more than 1.05 million users worldwide, D'CENT will keep building toward a wallet that's not just safe, but a true gateway to the broader blockchain ecosystem, Stellar included.