The live payment linked the bank's North American and European entities while testing minting, redemption and issuer controls.
The Stellar partnership announcements should give investors confidence that the altcoin can eventually make a recovery.
Payments giant MoneyGram has announced its entry into the stablecoin-based debit card market, choosing Latin America as its launch market. The project is built on the Stellar (XLM) blockchain network, which powers the new virtual Visa card.
Building on the partnership with Stellar Development Foundation, one of America's top banks joins XLM Network.
U.S. financial giant U.S. Bank has successfully completed the first live pilot of its USBDC stablecoin, moving real money between its U.S. and European branches through the public Stellar (XLM) blockchain.
Stellar added Pyth Pro and Pyth Indices, bringing continuous pricing infrastructure to a tokenized real-world asset ecosystem already exceeding $4 billion in value. Pyth Indices provide 24/7 marks for equities and commodities, helping Stellar applications update collateral, risk controls, accounting, and trading outside traditional market hours.
XLM has recovered towards $0.20 following the arrival of USDT0 on Stellar, with buyers facing a price barrier tested several times since July.
USDT0 has launched on Stellar through LayerZero, connecting wallets, exchanges and applications to Tether-backed cross-chain liquidity.
USDT0 has arrived on the Stellar network. The integration makes Stellar the new home of the protocol that brings USDT from Tether to multiple networks simultaneously, built on LayerZero's OFT interoperability standard, which maintains a unified supply backed 1:1 by USDT without the need for wrapped tokens or isolated liquidity pools.
Pace is weak now, but the October tokenisation launch could help network the back to its feet.
Stellar's integration with USDT0 enhances cross-chain liquidity, potentially boosting blockchain interoperability but raises centralization concerns. USDT0 goes live on Stellar, enabling access to $180B+ in USDT liquidity.
Stellar's $4 billion milestone in tokenized assets in 2026 showcases quadruple growth from last year: is it XLM's turn now?