Stellar Network
Escrows need rails. Trustless Work runs on Stellar, a blockchain optimized for stablecoins, payments, and smart contracts.
Trustless Work contracts run on Stellar. Smart contract logic runs on Soroban.
Wallets sign the transactions. Trustlines define which assets accounts can hold.
Why Stellar?
Fast finality. Most transactions confirm in ~5 seconds.
Low fees. Transaction fees are typically fractions of a cent.
Built for payments. Wallets, exchanges, and on/off-ramps already support Stellar.
Stablecoin-ready. USDC is widely used on Stellar, plus any issued asset.
Why Soroban?
Soroban is Stellar’s smart contract engine.
It powers programmable escrows. You can encode roles, milestones, approvals, disputes, and release logic on-chain.
Start here
If you’re building locally, start with Testnet Tokens and Trustlines first.
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