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How Equillar Uses PHP-Stellar SDK for Soroban Operations

· 11 min read
Equillar Team
Equillar Team
Equillar Core Team

Introduction​

Equillar is a fintech platform developed in PHP that enables decentralized investment management using smart contracts on Soroban, Stellar's smart contract platform. One of the most important technical decisions of the project was the integration with PHP-Stellar SDK, which allows the backend to manage blockchain operations necessary for the platform's functionality, specially the companies' operations.

In this article, we will explore how Equillar uses PHP-Stellar SDK to perform such operations, from initial key-pairs generation to the deployment and execution of smart contracts on Soroban.

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· 3 min read
Equillar Team
Equillar Team
Equillar Core Team

Introduction​

Lately, I've been fascinated by the intersection of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and the fintech world. The potential to create transparent, efficient, and accessible financial systems using decentralized technologies has captured my imagination.

As a developer who's spent considerable time working with PHP and Symfony, I found myself constantly thinking: "What if I could combine the reliability and developer experience of these mature technologies with the innovation of blockchain?"