Updates
What the lab is learning, building, and questioning.
BUILDER SHOWCASE · 5 min read
He joined as an intern who had never touched AI-assisted development or blockchain. Now he leads Paiflow through a Stellar Instaward. Mychal Pejana on fundamentals, his AI planning loop, and the road to mainnet.
BUILDER SHOWCASE · 6 min read
From a first-ever hackathon podium to leading an SDF-funded build — Carl Macabales on Centient, an AI-driven workflow, and why blockchain is less foreign than it looks. Plus our September 17 webinar on running agents.
EVENTS · 2 min read
HeyPay was an official qualifier for the Cryptita Plays Builder Showcase at WOCEE 2026, demoing crypto payments over the QR code every Philippine merchant already accepts.
COMMUNITY · 2 min read
Trexure joined the seventh Rise In Builder Spotlight alongside Velo — a conversation about building through the APAC Stellar Hackathon, what ecosystem support actually looks like, and what ships next.
MILESTONE · 2 min read
Trexure placed 2nd in the DeFi & Ecosystem Composability track at the APAC Stellar Hackathon Grand Finale, winning USD 6,000 against finalists from Indonesia and Vietnam.
EVENTS · 3 min read
Ten projects from the studio pitched at the Philippine Demo Day of the APAC Stellar Hackathon, held at the GCash office in BGC — competing for the ten national slots at the Grand Finale.
EVENTS · 1 min read
Six Artisam Labs projects — Paiflow, xGameFi, HeyPay, UbeCode, GGG, and Trexure — took the stage at the StellarX Demo Day in BGC.
COMMUNITY · 1 min read
The Artisam Labs team spent PBW 2026 on the Stellar Philippines Stage — building connections and committing projects to the APAC Stellar Hackathon.
MILESTONE · 1 min read
Two Artisam Labs interns placed 1st runner-up at the first Build on Stellar Philippines Hackathon with Paiflow — and advance to the Stellar APAC round.