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COZ supported StarBase Connect Day in Santos, Brazil, introducing Stellar to more than 140 students and regional innovators through an Ideathon. The event created a foundation for continued developer engagement in Baixada Santista, with a professional hackathon extending momentum into the region's tech community.

UNDP and Stellar Development Foundation extend partnership to scale blockchain-based digital payments from pilot phase into operational UNDP capability through 2027. Five pilots across Haiti, Kenya, Syria, Guatemala, and The Gambia demonstrated cost reductions from 10% to 2% and 100% reliability in low-connectivity settings.

RWA market crossed $39.68B in distributed value in June, up 23% monthly—the strongest gain of 2026. Citi Institute projects a $5.5 trillion tokenized asset market by 2030. The CLARITY Act advanced to Senate calendar, and DTCC confirmed Stellar integration for tokenized securities by H1 2027.

RedStone's June conference recap: TokenizeThis NYC becomes their largest event with Newton's policy engine launching on mainnet, evaluating transaction compliance via verified price feeds and risk ratings. New integrations span institutional RWAs, LATAM stablecoins, and Stellar's $2B+ tokenized asset pipeline. Morpho and Canton funding rounds signal institutional capital influx into tokenization infrastructure.

DTCC gains SEC approval to tokenize U.S. securities on Stellar's public blockchain, shortening settlement from days to minutes by mid-2027.

KindFi launches Venezuela Earthquake Emergency Relief campaign on Stellar, using on-chain escrow infrastructure from Trustless Work to ensure transparent, milestone-based fund releases to verified relief organizations.

Matrixdock's XAUm, a tokenized gold product backed 1:1 by LBMA-accredited physical gold, is now live on Stellar. The Stellar Development Foundation made a direct investment in XAUm as part of treasury diversification, establishing institutional-grade RWA infrastructure on Stellar.

Archax's $GOVY, a tokenized US Treasury Bill token, will be available to US qualified purchasers through tZERO's SEC-registered, FINRA-member broker-dealer later this year. The partnership brings FCA-regulated and SEC-regulated infrastructure together to enable institutional access to tokenized government yield via on-chain settlement.

Arrel achieved ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certification, received a Circle grant to integrate CCTP for native USDC settlement, and partnered with Sodot to add threshold signature MPC technology. The upgrades position Arrel as mature institutional infrastructure for cross-chain digital assets on Stellar and other networks.

Vietnam is rapidly shifting from an emerging opportunity into a builder-driven market attracting global foundations. At DAVAS 2026, regulatory openness around fintech and blockchain, government alignment on innovation, and strong developer talent converged. Stellar and Rise In show how direct founder support and mentorship create sustainable ecosystem outcomes rather than pursuing growth metrics.

Founder Josh built Peridot after realizing DeFi's core problem: fragmented liquidity and painful capital movement across chains. The bootstrapped team has shipped a Hub & Spoke cross-chain lending protocol live on Stellar and other networks with competitive yields. Next: margin trading, dual investment products, and an AI agent for portfolio guidance.

Rivool integrated Blend's DeFi lending protocol to bring onchain yield into managed, risk-profiled strategies for financial advisors and their clients. Instead of requiring investors to understand wallets and protocols, advisors can now offer yield-bearing strategies that match their clients' risk profiles. The integration solves a key gap: distribution. Onchain yield exists, but reaching end investors requires abstraction and trust.

Istanbul Blockchain Week brought the Stellar community together through the Build on Stellar Hackathon and Sunset Party, drawing 80 builders to engage with the network's growing ecosystem and each other.

Merkl expanded beyond EVM chains in May, launching Stellar support as its first non-EVM integration. The platform also shipped Trezor Suite integration, giving 2 million hardware wallet users access to onchain yield, and opened a new Developer Portal with API access and campaign management tools.

Lantern launches trading and custody for eight crypto assets including XLM. Users can buy, sell, hold, and manage Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Chainlink, and XLM within the platform via partnerships with Coinme and Fireblocks.

MoneyGram's MGUSD stablecoin launch targets underbanked consumers and families sending money across borders, not crypto traders. The stablecoin lives inside MoneyGram's app as a foundation for broader financial services, with self-custody access to 500,000+ retail locations and no crypto expertise required.

The United Nations Development Programme launched a 26-member Blockchain Advisory Group, including Stellar Development Foundation, to explore how blockchain can address development challenges. Convening twice annually, the inaugural meeting focused on financial inclusion and how blockchain technologies can complement existing infrastructure to expand access, improve efficiency, and strengthen transparency.

MoneyGram launches MGUSD, a native dollar stablecoin on Stellar designed for the 60M+ customers in its global payment network. Built with Bridge and M0 infrastructure, MGUSD enables self-custodial dollar storage, cross-border transfers, and cash withdrawals at 500,000+ retail locations worldwide.