Stellar network validators have scheduled the vote for Protocol 27 Zipper for this coming July 8. The proposal introduces native authentication delegation directly at the Stellar network level. The upgrade includes a security fix using address-bound credentials to mitigate replay vulnerabilities in Soroban.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a new agreement with the Stellar Development Foundation to use the Stellar blockchain for aid payments. This agreement will see the blockchain used as a standard tool across all UNDP country offices, after almost 2 years of trials.
The UN Development Programme said blockchain payment pilots in five countries cut costs, improved resilience and will now inform wider use across its humanitarian and development programs.
The crypto market is entering a phase where competition is no longer defined purely by speculative cycles, but by the construction of global financial infrastructure. In this context, YouTuber Good Evening Crypto has amplified discussion around OpenUSD (OUSD), presented as an institutional-grade stablecoin backed by a broad consortium of financial and technology players.
STBL has launched a real-world asset initiative on the Stellar blockchain designed to provide backing for its USST stablecoin, marking a move that ties tokenized real-world assets directly to stablecoin infrastructure on a network built for fast, low-cost payments.
Stellar trades near $0.18, but a May 2026 plan for the DTCC to connect its tokenization service to Stellar, with XLM named as the settlement token, could route trillions in traditional securities onto the network.
Cryptocurrency Stellar (XLM) has handed investors an unexpected gift disguised as market panic, and while the project's team is preparing to launch complex financial infrastructure under the umbrella of DTCC, the coin's price is showing a steep decline.
Stellar's milestone highlights its growing role in bridging traditional finance with blockchain, potentially reshaping institutional asset settlement. Stellar network's real-world assets market cap surpasses $3B.
Stellar (XLM) is eyeing its first major golden cross of the year. The MA 50 has touched the MA 200 on the daily chart, with traders now watching for a crossover in the coming days.
Wall Street's core settlement utility is preparing live tokenization pilots touching more than $100 trillion in assets.
An interesting partnership has just taken shape, but will that count for something?
Stellar (XLM) rose as much as 10% in the past day following positive developments that caused it to briefly overtake privacy token Zcash (ZEC) in market rankings. This jump added up to a weekly gain of 30%, which momentarily took Stellar above Zcash in market rankings.