DeFi, payments, tokenization, Soroban, governance, and project launches — curated daily from publications, project blogs, and community channels across the Stellar blockchain ecosystem.
Normal Finance launched last week and is committing to biweekly product updates. The first update (v1.6.1) includes new analytics cards, portfolio page, improved authentication, Coinbase offramp support, and fixes to transaction handling and UX.
Normal Finance, a synthetic asset protocol built on Stellar, has launched on mainnet. It enables users to gain long or short exposure to major crypto assets (BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, XRP) directly from their Stellar wallet without bridging or leaving the network.
This article explores how Franklin Templeton leveraged Stellar's open infrastructure to launch the first registered money market fund on a blockchain in 2021, demonstrating the "permissionless premium"—the ability to experiment, learn, and build without approval. The piece illustrates how open systems enable unexpected innovations, like Securrency's clawback feature that became critical for regulatory compliance, and create unpredictable adoption pathways that centralized platforms cannot.
Stellar hosts over $533 million in real-world assets excluding stablecoins, up 25% year-over-year, with Franklin Templeton's BENJI money market fund leading at $496 million. The network now provides access to $3 billion in total RWAs including tokenized treasuries, equities, bonds, and real estate from issuers like Ondo, Mercado Bitcoin, and Centrifuge.
WisdomTree launched a physically backed Stellar Lumens ETP with a 0.50% fee on SIX and Euronext, with Xetra listing planned for Oct. 15. The product provides institutional-grade exposure to XLM's spot price across European exchanges.
RedSwan has partnered with Stellar to tokenize $100M in commercial real estate on the XLM network, enabling fractional ownership of institutional-grade multifamily and hospitality properties with lower investment minimums and enhanced liquidity.
RedSwan Digital Real Estate, a FINRA-regulated marketplace, has tokenized $100 million in commercial real estate assets on the Stellar blockchain, enabling fractional ownership and 24/7 secondary market liquidity for institutional-grade properties.
AirGap has integrated full Stellar support into its air-gapped cold wallet solution, enabling users to send, receive, and manage XLM and Stellar tokens while keeping private keys completely offline. The integration includes multi-signature account support, advanced security features like dice roll entropy and social recovery, and is being celebrated with a 30% discount promotion.
GearUp, a Stellar-based marketplace for creative professionals, has attracted over 500 signups and 140+ equipment listings in less than three months on mainnet. The platform enables creators to rent gear, purchase equipment, access courses, and book studio spaces in a unified ecosystem.
Valour launched four new SEK-denominated ETPs on Sweden's Spotlight Stock Market for Mantra (OM), Tron (TRX), Stellar (XLM), and Tether Gold (XAUt), expanding its Nordic presence and moving toward its goal of 100 ETPs by end of 2025.
Nonco, an institutional crypto trading firm, completed an industry-first derivatives transaction using Franklin Templeton's BENJI token on the Stellar network as collateral. The transaction demonstrated how tokenized assets on Stellar enable faster, more efficient collateral management for OTC derivatives with real-time settlement and transparency.
Franklin Templeton launched the Franklin OnChain US Government Money Fund, a fully tokenized investment fund on Stellar blockchain available to institutional investors across eight European countries. The fund represents a major step forward in applying blockchain technology to traditional asset management.
Franklin Templeton launched its first tokenized U.S. Treasury fund on Stellar in Luxembourg, enabling institutional investors across eight European countries to access U.S. government securities through blockchain technology.
Etherfuse has launched Stablebonds on Stellar, tokenized government treasury bonds offering yield-bearing opportunities with low entry barriers. These RWAs leverage Stellar's low fees and global infrastructure to democratize access to the $140T bond market.
Libeara and FundBridge Capital are launching a tokenized Wellington fund on Ethereum with plans to expand to Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Solana. This follows Libeara's earlier Stellar-based SGD Delta fund, which received a Moody's rating as one of the first tokenized funds on a public blockchain.
Franklin Templeton expanded its tokenized money market fund FOBXX to Avalanche blockchain, three years after launching on Stellar. The fund now operates across multiple chains with $402 million in assets under management.
LOBSTR now supports multiple Stellar wallets under one account, available in mobile apps (v11.0.0+) and web. Users can add up to 20 wallets derived from their Recovery Phrase and switch between them seamlessly.
WisdomTree Prime, a retail financial app built on Stellar, is now available in 41 U.S. states. The app tokenizes 13 digital funds and a gold token on Stellar, enabling near-instant settlement and blockchain-native financial services for consumers.
Franklin Templeton enabled peer-to-peer transfers for its BENJI tokenized money market fund on Stellar and Polygon, allowing direct investor-to-investor token transfers without intermediaries. The $380 million fund now supports secondary market trading and DeFi collateral use cases.
WisdomTree, a $100B+ asset manager, launched WisdomTree Prime, a unified financial platform built on Stellar that enables customers to seamlessly manage digital assets, traditional investments, and fiat currencies in one application. The platform leverages Stellar's native asset controls and tokenization capabilities to offer 13 digital funds and a gold token.
This article explores yield-bearing assets on Stellar using Soroban smart contracts, featuring the Stellar Asset Sandbox by Cheesecake Labs. It provides detailed guides for creating and managing certificates of deposit and bonds on Stellar's testnet.
Moody's rated the first tokenized fund on public blockchains, giving Singapore's FundBridge Capital's SGD Delta fund an AA rating. The fund will issue tokenized units on Ethereum and Stellar, investing in Singapore government securities for accredited investors.
Cheesecake Labs has released an updated Stellar Asset Sandbox with new features including role-based access control, expanded token management, custodial solutions, and treasury management capabilities. The no-code platform enables institutions to test asset tokenization on Stellar's testnet before deploying real assets.
A comprehensive guide to Stellar wallets covering types, features, and best practices for storing and sending lumens. The article explains wallet functionality, custodial vs. non-custodial options, and answers common questions about wallet usage and security.
An educational guide explaining how stablecoins work, their benefits on the Stellar network, and use cases. The article highlights Stellar's advantages for stablecoin issuance including speed, low costs, compliance features, and lists major stablecoins like USDC, EURC, GYEN, ZUSD, and AUDD available on the network.
The Stellar Development Foundation published a whitepaper explaining how the Stellar network is uniquely suited for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), detailing its asset issuance features, consensus mechanism, and implementation guidance for central banks.
Franklin Templeton's $300M tokenized money market fund (FOBXX), primarily issued on Stellar, is expanding to multiple blockchains including Polygon, Avalanche, Aptos, and Arbitrum. The fund has seen limited adoption on Polygon with only $2M in balance so far.
Franklin Templeton's OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, which uses Stellar blockchain for record-keeping, now has over $290 million in assets under management. The firm is exploring blockchain's potential to transform capital markets through tokenization and smart contracts.
