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By Lunar Finance
Lunar Finance is a multichain aggregation protocol that optimizes same-chain and cross-chain transactions by routing users across multiple liquidity and bridging protocols.
This integration will bring Stellar into Lunar Finance’s unified routing system, enabling:
- Stellar DEX Aggregation:
We will integrate multiple Stellar-based DEXs such as Aquarius,soroswap, stellar broker and Sushiswap into a unified routing layer. Stellar will be used as the execution environment for swaps, allowing users to access aggregated liquidity and achieve better pricing and reduced slippage. This improves trade efficiency and increases overall usage of Stellar-native liquidity.
- Cross-Chain Meta Aggregation:
We will enable routing between Stellar and external chains by integrating bridge and intent-based protocols such as Near intent, All bridge, Axelar and CCTP. Stellar will act as both a destination and source of liquidity, allowing users to move assets in and out seamlessly. This drives cross-chain capital inflow and expands Stellar’s accessibility within the broader multichain ecosystem.
- Stellar Wallet Connect Support:
We will integrate Stellar-native wallets (e.g., Freighter, Lobstr) into our platform. Stellar will be used for transaction signing and account management, ensuring a smooth, native user experience. This reduces onboarding friction and makes Stellar more accessible to new and existing users.
- Advanced Routing Engine with Transaction Simulation:
We will extend our routing engine to simulate multiple execution paths (DEX + cross-chain routes) before submission. Stellar transactions will be pre-validated to ensure reliability and near-zero failure rates. This improves user trust, reduces failed transactions, and enhances overall execution quality.
Together, these improvements position Lunar Finance as a unified liquidity and execution layer for Stellar, increasing efficiency, accessibility, and capital flow into the ecosystem.
$118.0K
Lunar Finance is currently live and actively used across multiple chains. To date, we have processed $12M+ in transaction volume, served 4,000+ users, and facilitated 100,000+ transactions.
This traction demonstrates that Lunar Finance is an established, live product with an existing user base and proven experience operating multichain routing infrastructure at scale. This experience positions us well to execute the proposed Stellar integration and extend access to Stellar liquidity and cross-chain functionality to our existing and new users.
Our current product activity and available traction data are reflected on our live transaction dashboard. We have also included relevant partnership announcements and user feedback from our existing application and product activity as supporting evidence.
Transaction Dashboard:
https://lunar-admin-pi.vercel.app
Partnerships & Ecosystem Activity
- Mayan: https://x.com/mayan/status/2085350253352374432?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- 0x: https://x.com/0xproject/status/2085072249774830044?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- Hemi: https://x.com/hemi_xyz/status/2085052042792280272?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- Skate: https://x.com/skate_chain/status/1939932085629632707?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
User Feedback
The following are examples of user feedback and product activity shared publicly on X:
- https://x.com/farmercist/status/2058918435350790297?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- https://x.com/ndidi_gram/status/2066797037358637443?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- https://x.com/oxtochi/status/2085392484394487941?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- https://x.com/sam6170/status/2070975059557036174?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
- https://x.com/lunar_finance/status/2086731160713826533?s=46&t=brmp0afQquLddEH-rPBHvQ
Historical Data Note
For transparency, some historical analytics data is no longer available following a previous server migration. The figures currently displayed on our dashboard therefore represent the historical data that remains available and verifiable through our current infrastructure.
The $12M+ volume, 4,000+ users, and 100,000+ transactions figures represent our cumulative historical product activity and are provided as our best available record of Lunar Finance's traction to date.
We are happy to provide any additional information or supporting evidence that may be useful during the review process.
This phase establishes the technical foundation for Lunar Finance’s Stellar integration by enabling core Stellar wallet functionality, initial access to Stellar liquidity, cross-chain connectivity, baseline route optimization, and pre-execution transaction validation.
The phase will validate the architecture through a fully functional end-to-end product in which users can connect a Stellar wallet, access Stellar liquidity, execute same-chain swaps, bridge assets into Stellar, and validate transactions before execution.
Total Budget: $30,000
Deliverable 1 - Stellar wallet connect kit:
Integrate Stellar wallet connectivity into Lunar Finance using the Stellar wallet infrastructure, initially supporting Freighter and Lobstr.
The integration will be implemented as part of Lunar’s existing unified wallet architecture so that Stellar users can interact with Lunar without having to leave the platform.
How to measure/verify completion
The deliverable will be considered complete when:
Freighter can be successfully connected to Lunar.
Lobstr can be successfully connected to Lunar.
The connected Stellar address is correctly displayed.
Stellar balances can be retrieved and displayed.
A user can initiate and sign a supported Stellar transaction through either wallet.
The resulting transaction can be submitted successfully to the Stellar network.
The transaction hash and final transaction status are displayed to the user.
SCF reviewers can independently connect a supported wallet and reproduce the flow on the deployed application.
Budget: $4000
Deliverable 2 - Stellar DEX & Liquidity integrations.
Acquarius + Stellar broker: Integrate Aquarius and Stellar Broker into Lunar Finance’s routing infrastructure as the initial Stellar liquidity sources. The integrations will allow Lunar to aggregate liquidity and obtain executable swap routes from both protocols through a unified interface.
How to Measure/verify Completiton
The deliverable will be considered complete when:
Aquarius and Stellar Broker are both integrated as live liquidity sources within Lunar.
Lunar can retrieve and compare quotes from both protocols.
Lunar can generate an executable route using either liquidity source where available.
At least 2 successful production swap through each integrated protocol is completed.
Each transaction can be independently verified on the Stellar blockchain using its transaction hash.
The selected liquidity source and route are identifiable within the Lunar transaction flow.
SCF reviewers can independently reproduce the integrations through the live Lunar application.
Budget: $11,000
Deliverable 3 - Initial Cross-chain Integration through Near Intents.
Implement the initial cross-chain integration with NEAR Intents to enable users to move assets from supported external chains into Stellar through Lunar Finance.
The integration will establish the initial cross-chain infrastructure required for Stellar to function as a destination within Lunar’s existing cross-chain aggregation architecture.
How to Measure/verify Completion
Completion will require:
NEAR Intents is integrated into Lunar’s production routing infrastructure.
Lunar can identify a supported route into Stellar through NEAR Intents.
A user can initiate a cross-chain transaction from a supported source chain into Stellar.
At least 5 successful end-to-end cross-chain transaction into Stellar is completed.
The source and destination transactions can be independently verified on-chain.
The resulting Stellar asset is received by the user’s destination wallet.
SCF reviewers can reproduce or independently verify the cross-chain flow from Lunar.
Budget: $5000
Deliverable 4 - Baseline stellar Routing Engine
Implement the initial version of Lunar’s Stellar routing engine capable of aggregating the liquidity sources integrated during this tranche and determining an executable route for supported swaps.
The initial implementation will focus on single-path routing, establishing the foundation for more advanced multi-hop and multi-source routing in subsequent tranches.
How to Measure completion
The routing engine will be considered complete when:
Lunar can query both integrated Stellar DEX liquidity sources.
Lunar can compare available quotes.
The engine can identify the best available executable route for supported token pairs.
A valid route is returned to the frontend.
The selected route can be passed to the execution layer.
A swap can be successfully executed using the route generated by the routing engine.
The selected liquidity source and route are identifiable in the transaction flow.
SCF reviewers can reproduce the route-generation process through the live platform.
Budget: $6000
Deliverable 5 - Single Path Transaction Simulation and Validation.
Implement a transaction simulation and validation layer that evaluates a proposed Stellar transaction before it is submitted to the network.
This establishes the foundation for Lunar’s broader objective of reducing failed transactions through route simulation and pre-execution validation.
How to measure Completion
Completion will be demonstrated by:
Successful simulation/validation of a supported Stellar swap before submission.
Detection of intentionally invalid or non-executable transaction conditions.
Prevention of submission when validation fails.
Successful execution of transactions that pass validation.
Clear success/failure status returned to the Lunar interface.
SCF reviewers being able to observe the validation process through a live transaction or controlled demonstration.
Budget: $4000
Tranche Completion Criteria
The $30,000 tranche will be considered complete when the following end-to-end functionality is live on Lunar Finance:
1. Wallet → Connect → Stellar wallet
A user can connect Freighter or Lobstr, view their Stellar wallet and initiate a transaction.
2. Same-chain swap → Stellar DEX
A user can select a supported Stellar asset pair and Lunar can obtain liquidity/quotes from Aquarius and Stellar Broker, select an available route and execute the swap.
3. Cross-chain → Stellar
A user can select a supported source chain and Stellar as the destination, obtain a route through NEAR Intents, sign the required transactions and receive the destination asset on Stellar.
4. Route validation → Execution
Before execution, Lunar validates/simulates the generated transaction, identifies invalid routes where applicable, and only proceeds with executable transactions.
Overall Measure of outcomes
By the completion of this tranche, Lunar will have:
2 Stellar DEX/liquidity integrations: Aquarius + Stellar Broker
1 cross-chain integration: NEAR Intents
2 Stellar wallet integrations: Freighter + Lobstr
A baseline Stellar routing engine
A transaction simulation/validation layer
Same-chain Stellar swaps operational
Cross-chain routes into Stellar operational
All functionality deployed to Lunar’s production environment
Aggregation and Expansion ( Weeks 4–8 )
Budget: $38,000
This phase expands Lunar Finance’s Stellar infrastructure from the initial liquidity and cross-chain integrations established in Tranche 1 into a broader aggregation layer.
The work will introduce additional Stellar liquidity sources and cross-chain pathways, expand wallet support, and upgrade Lunar’s routing engine from basic single-path routing to multi-source and multi-path routing.
The objective is to enable Lunar to evaluate liquidity and cross-chain options across multiple protocols and chains and select an optimal executable route based on expected output, fees, slippage and route availability.
Deliverable1 - Additional Stellar DEX and Liquidity integration (Soroswap + SushiSwap).
Integrate Soroswap and SushiSwap into Lunar Finance’s existing Stellar liquidity aggregation infrastructure.
Together with Aquarius and Stellar Broker integrations from Tranche 1, these integrations will expand Lunar’s Stellar liquidity coverage to four DEX/liquidity sources.
How to measure/verify Completion
The deliverable will be considered complete when:
Soroswap is live as a liquidity source within Lunar.
SushiSwap is live as a liquidity source within Lunar.
Lunar can retrieve quotes from both protocols.
Quotes can be normalized and evaluated alongside Aquarius and Stellar Broker.
Lunar can generate executable routes using the newly integrated sources where liquidity is available.
At least 2 successful production swap through each newly integrated protocol is completed.
Each transaction can be independently verified on-chain.
The selected DEX/liquidity source is identifiable in Lunar’s route information.
SCF reviewers can independently reproduce the integrations through the live application.
Budget: $14,750
Deliverable 2 - Axelar and CCTP integration:
Integrate Axelar through Squid Router and Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) into Lunar’s cross-chain routing infrastructure.
These integrations will provide additional pathways for moving supported assets between Stellar and other supported networks and will allow Lunar’s routing engine to evaluate multiple cross-chain providers rather than relying on a single provider.
How to measure/verify Completion.
Completion will require:
Axelar/Squid Router is available as a live cross-chain routing option.
CCTP is available for supported USDC routes.
Lunar can retrieve and display available routes from the additional providers.
Lunar can compare available cross-chain options where multiple routes exist.
At least 2 successful cross-chain transaction through Axelar/Squid Router is completed.
At least 2 successful supported CCTP transfer is completed.
Source and destination transactions can be independently verified on-chain.
SCF reviewers can reproduce or independently verify the cross-chain routes through Lunar.
Budget: $14,750
Deliverable 3 - Multipath DEX Routing Engine.
Upgrade Lunar’s baseline Stellar routing engine from single-path routing to multi-source and multi-path routing.
The routing engine will evaluate liquidity across the four integrated Stellar liquidity sources:
Aquarius → Stellar Broker → Soroswap → SushiSwap
and determine the most suitable route for a user’s requested trade.
How to measure/Verify Completion
Completion will be demonstrated when:
Lunar can query all four integrated Stellar liquidity sources.
Multiple quotes can be obtained for the same trading pair.
Lunar can compare available routes based on expected execution outcome.
The routing engine can select the optimal available route according to defined parameters.
A valid route is returned to the frontend.
The selected route can be simulated and executed.
A successful swap can be completed through a route selected by the multi-path engine.
SCF reviewers can reproduce route comparison and selection through the live application.
Budget: $8,500
Tranche Completion Criteria
The $38,000 tranche will be considered complete when the following functionality is live on Lunar Finance:
Lunar can aggregate and compare liquidity from:
Aquarius + Stellar Broker + Soroswap + SushiSwap
and generate executable routes based on available liquidity.
Lunar can evaluate supported cross-chain routes through:
NEAR Intents + Axelar/Squid Router + CCTP
rather than relying on a single cross-chain provider.
Lunar can compare multiple available DEX and cross-chain routes and select an optimal executable route based on:
Expected output
Fees
Estimated slippage
Route availability
Execution feasibility
Optimization and Production Readiness (8-10)
This phase focuses on optimizing Lunar Finance’s Stellar aggregation infrastructure for performance, reliability, scalability and production readiness.
Building on the DEX, cross-chain, wallet and routing infrastructure delivered in the previous tranches, this phase will optimize liquidity selection across all integrated sources, introduce additional cross-chain redundancy through Allbridge, implement advanced multi-route transaction simulation and fallback mechanisms, and refine the user experience for production launch.
The objective is to deliver a production-ready Stellar aggregation system capable of reliably executing same-chain and cross-chain transactions while minimizing failed transactions and optimizing execution quality.
Total budget: $50,000
Deliverable 1 - Liquidity Aggregation and Route Optimization
Optimize Lunar’s liquidity aggregation layer across all integrated Stellar DEX sources to improve execution quality and ensure that available liquidity is efficiently utilized.
The optimization will operate across the integrated liquidity sources:
Aquarius + Stellar Broker + Soroswap + SushiSwap
How to Measure/verify Completion
The deliverable will be considered complete when:
Lunar can continuously query the integrated Stellar liquidity sources.
Routes can be ranked using liquidity, expected output, fees and estimated slippage.
The routing engine can select an optimized route for supported trading pairs.
Alternative liquidity sources are automatically considered when the preferred source is unavailable.
Route-generation performance is improved compared with the baseline implementation.
Successful production swaps can be executed using optimized routes.
SCF reviewers can observe route selection and liquidity-source information through the live platform.
Budget: $9000
Deliverable 2 - Allbridge Integration and Cross-chain Redundancy
Integrate Allbridge into Lunar’s cross-chain infrastructure and incorporate it into the existing bridge aggregation system.
The objective is to increase cross-chain route availability and provide redundancy so that Lunar does not depend on a single bridge/provider when moving assets into or out of Stellar.
How to measure/verify completion
Completion will require:
Allbridge is integrated into Lunar’s production routing infrastructure.
Lunar can retrieve supported Allbridge routes and quotes.
Allbridge routes can be compared with other supported bridge options.
At least 5 successful production cross-chain transaction through Allbridge is completed.
The source and destination transactions can be independently verified on-chain.
Lunar can select an alternative bridge when a supported primary route is unavailable.
SCF reviewers can independently verify Allbridge routing and cross-chain execution through the live application.
Budget: $13,500
Deliverable 3 - Expanded Stellar Wallet Support and UX Refinement
Further improve Stellar wallet compatibility and refine the user experience across the complete Stellar trading and cross-chain workflow.
This work will build on the wallet integrations established in Tranches 1 and 2 and focus on making the experience consistent and production-ready across supported wallets.
How to Measure/verify Completion
The deliverable will be considered complete when:
Expanded Stellar wallet support is deployed to production.
Supported wallets can connect and sign transactions successfully.
Wallet balances and addresses are correctly displayed.
Transaction states are clearly communicated throughout execution.
Failed, rejected and pending transactions provide appropriate user feedback.
Users can understand expected output, fees and estimated slippage before execution.
SCF reviewers can independently test the complete wallet and swap experience on the live platform.
Budget: $7500
Deliverable 4 - Advanced Multi-route Transaction simulation
Upgrade Lunar’s transaction simulation infrastructure to support multi-route and multi-step transactions across Stellar DEX and cross-chain routes.
This will extend the single-path simulation delivered in Tranche 1 to validate more complex routes before execution.
How to Measure/verify Completion
Completion will be demonstrated through:
Successful simulation of supported multi-step routes.
Detection of intentionally invalid or non-executable routes.
Prevention of known failing routes from being submitted.
Successful validation and execution of valid multi-step routes.
Automatic selection of an alternative route where the preferred route fails validation.
Clear validation results returned to Lunar’s interface.
SCF reviewers being able to observe the simulation and route-selection process through a live transaction or controlled demonstration.
Budget: $10,000
Deliverable 5 - Failure Prevention, Fallback Routing and Production Reliability
Implement the final reliability layer across Lunar’s DEX and cross-chain aggregation infrastructure.
The objective is to ensure that when a liquidity source, bridge, quote or route becomes unavailable, Lunar can detect the failure and intelligently fall back to another executable route where one exists.
How to Measure/verify Completion
The deliverable will be considered complete when:
Lunar can detect supported route/provider failures.
The system can automatically select an alternative executable route where available.
Failed routes are prevented from being submitted where simulation/validation identifies the failure.
Supported recoverable failures can trigger an appropriate retry or fallback.
Transaction outcomes are tracked and measurable.
The production system achieves a target transaction success rate above 98% across the defined supported transaction test set.
SCF reviewers can observe and test fallback behaviour through controlled scenarios.
Budget: $10,000
Tranche Completion Criteria
The $50,000 tranche will be considered complete when Lunar’s Stellar aggregation infrastructure meets the following production-readiness criteria:
Lunar can aggregate and optimize liquidity across:
Aquarius + Stellar Broker + Soroswap + SushiSwap
using expected output, liquidity, fees and estimated slippage to determine optimal execution.
Lunar can evaluate and route through:
NEAR Intents + Axelar/Squid Router + CCTP + Allbridge
where supported, providing multiple pathways and fallback options for cross-chain transactions.
Lunar can simulate and validate supported multi-route and multi-step transactions before execution.
When a supported DEX, bridge, quote or route becomes unavailable, Lunar can identify the failure and select an alternative executable route where one exists.
The system achieves a >98% transaction success rate across the defined supported transaction test set, while maintaining reliable route generation and execution.
The complete Stellar aggregation functionality is deployed to Lunar Finance’s production environment, with the wallet, DEX aggregation, cross-chain routing, simulation, fallback and UX components integrated into a unified user experience.
Overall measurable outcomes
By completion of Tranche 3, Lunar will have:
4 integrated Stellar DEX/liquidity sources
4 integrated cross-chain/bridge pathways
Expanded Stellar wallet support
Optimized multi-source liquidity aggregation
Advanced multi-route transaction simulation
Automated failure prevention and fallback routing
Fee, liquidity and slippage-aware route optimization
>98% target transaction success rate across the defined test set
Production monitoring and reliability mechanisms
A production-ready Stellar DEX + cross-chain aggregation system
A platform ready for public launch and broader Stellar user adoption
The team is composed of experienced professionals who have delivered impactful work across design, engineering, customer support, and product development.
Abubakar Abdulrazaq - Founder
Lunar Finance is led by its founder and CEO, Abubakar, who brings over six years of experience building in the DeFi space. He has contributed to several notable Web3 projects, demonstrating strong expertise in the ecosystem.
Faheez Lawal - Head of Design
Product designer since 2020, focused on building thoughtful digital products from concept to launch. Currently the head of design Lunar Finance, with previous experience shipping products at Studio Duo (2024–2026). Before that, I worked on the next-gen Speaker Portfolio app (2023–2024), exploring new ways to make speaker profiles and portfolios more engaging and useful.
Eniola Kelvin - CTO
Lawal Faheez
Abubakar Abdulrazaq
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