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Stellar: read the issuer
Learn trustlines, account activation and payment identifiers.
Overview
Prepare Freighter, distinguish XLM from issued assets, understand memos and minimum balances, and review a first payment or swap without sending funds.
Learning outcomes
- Explain issuer-specific assets and trustlines
- Prepare an unfunded Freighter wallet
- Check memo and network requirements
- Separate fees, reserves and trading preparation
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Course syllabus
A code needs an issuer
Explain why a traditional Stellar asset is more than its ticker.
7 min readPrepare Freighter before activation
Distinguish creating wallet keys from activating an onchain account.
7 min readRead the destination and its identifier
Check memos or muxed addresses and distinguish fee types.
7 min readPrepare an issued-asset interaction
Check issuer authorization and trustline limits before a transfer or swap.
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