Stellar processed 2 billion operations in 2021, with relevant assets up 11.39% and transaction volume up 2.3x. The SDF invested $75.25M through its Enterprise Fund, launched educational programs reaching 10,000 students, and passed three protocol upgrades including AMM functionality and asset clawback features.
The Stellar Development Foundation published its 2021 year-end reflection, highlighting major ecosystem growth: the network processed another billion operations in just two quarters, relevant assets increased 11.39%, and daily transaction volume of these assets grew 2.3x. Key partnerships included bringing USDC to Stellar and integrating MoneyGram International for cash-in/cash-out services. The Enterprise Fund invested $75.25M across 8 companies, up from $8.265M in 2020. Community initiatives included 70 workshops with 50+ universities and 10,000 students, Stellar Quest generating 2,700+ developer accounts, and Stellar Community Fund's ninth round awarding $4M to 31 winners. Technical achievements included Horizon 2.0 release and three protocol upgrades: Protocol 16 for network fixes, Protocol 17 enabling asset clawback, and Protocol 18 introducing AMM functionality.
