Three major institutions—MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and Range—have joined as Tier 1 validators on the Stellar network, expanding decentralization and resilience of its core consensus infrastructure. All three operate real businesses on Stellar and maintain a direct stake in the network's long-term security and neutrality.
Three major institutions—MoneyGram (global money movement), Figure Markets (capital markets), and Range (cross-chain security)—are now operating as Tier 1 validators on Stellar. Tier 1 validators are the backbone of Stellar consensus, running multiple geographically distributed nodes and maintaining 99.9% uptime or higher. Each organization was selected because it operates a real business on Stellar: MoneyGram operates Ramps and consumer balance features, Figure issues the YLDS stablecoin, and Range monitors compliance controls across 200+ blockchain networks. The addition of these three validators increases network fault tolerance, allowing Stellar to continue operating even if multiple organizations experience simultaneous outages. It also broadens the diversity of industries and geographies underpinning the network's consensus layer.
