Displaying similar structure & trading volumes, the two major-caps could end up switching positions on global charts.
Stellar (XLM) surpassed Cardano in market cap rankings, reaching around $8.3 billion compared to ADA's $8.2 billion. The DTCC, custodian of over $114 trillion in assets, announced a partnership with Stellar Development Foundation to tokenize assets on its network.
Binance Coin (BNB), up 7.9%, was also a top performer.
Stellar (XLM) regained momentum, extending a rally that began in the past week when Wall Street clearing giant DTCC announced plans to enable tokenization of its DTC-custodied assets on the Stellar network. The recent momentum has caused XLM to climb above Cardano in market rankings.
Stellar trades between $0.15 and $0.17 in late May 2026, with a market cap around $5.3 billion (rank #19 to #21), 82% below the January 2018 high of $0.9381.
XLM surged past $0.27 early June 1—yielding brief 24-hour gains of 14%—before a market-wide sell-off trimmed its daily gains to 5%. Alongside Hyperliquid and TRON, XLM was one of the few top 20 digital assets to post gains on a day the aggregate market fell 1.4%.
Bitcoin and ether fell Monday after dropping in May, a month that usually sees them post positive returns. U.S. equity index futures rose.
The XLM token from Stellar experienced a dramatic 30% price increase after the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a Wall Street clearing powerhouse, revealed Stellar as the inaugural public blockchain for integration with its forthcoming tokenized securities settlement infrastructure. Within 24 hours of the disclosure, XLM reached $0.2443.
DTCCs decision to connect its upcoming tokenized securities platform to the Stellar (XLM) blockchain marks the latest milestone in a partnership that has been developing for nearly a decade, according to Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon. Earlier this week, DTCC announced that tokenized assets held through its Depository Trust Company could become accessible on the Stellar network starting in the first half of 2027.
Here's a look at how some of the market's most popular cryptocurrencies performed over the past week.
RSI and price action align as XLM enters breakout phase with strong volume and shifting structure
Wall Street's clearing giant chose a public blockchain with compliance tools built for regulated assets, Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon said.