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Stellar Development Foundation invested in Archax, a UK-regulated digital asset exchange, to accelerate real-world asset tokenization on Stellar. Archax has tokenized money market funds and partnered with Lloyds Bank and Aberdeen Asset Management, bringing over 100 tokenized funds to the network.
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The Stellar Development Foundation has joined the ERC3643 Association to advance compliant asset tokenization standards. SDF will contribute to promoting real…
Stellar has launched RPC integration with a ledger data lake, enabling developers to access any historical ledger from genesis to present through RPC queries.…
TD Markets Exchange has launched ZARC Coin, a South African Rand-pegged stablecoin on the Stellar network, in partnership with Shift Markets. The asset offers…
The Stellar Development Foundation introduces the Token Transfer Processor (TTP), a Go package that simplifies tracking token movements on Stellar by automati…
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) #37 round awarded $1,861,405 worth of XLM to 19 innovative projects building on the Stellar blockchain. Projects span DeFi protocols, privacy solutions, real-world assets, wallets, and developer tools. Out of 76 submissions, 43 were first-time applicants, showcasing the vibrant Stellar ecosystem.
HoneyCoin announces a $4.9 million funding round led by Flourish Ventures, with participation from Visa Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, and others. The company, a full-stack payment orchestration platform using stablecoins and traditional rails, processes over $150M monthly across 45+ countries. Founded during COVID, it has achieved product-market fit serving millions of users in emerging markets, especially Africa.
July was a landmark month for Stellar, featuring new SDF leadership appointments, major integrations with Visa for stablecoin settlement, and significant ecosystem advances in DeFi, cross-chain communication, and developer tooling. The network celebrated its 11th birthday while the community engaged in global hackathons and grant programs.
Certora Prover Version 8.1.0 introduces breaking changes including minimum Java 19 and Python 3.9 requirements, default sanity checks, updated requireInvarian…
Trustless Work presents a modular toolkit for integrating escrow functionality into products, featuring an API, Next.js SDK, Back Office dApp, Demo Lab, and E…
Flipside Quests launches on Stellar, offering an interactive way to earn rewards while learning DeFi through simple tasks and guided onboarding.
Cheesecake Labs expands its five-year partnership with Stellar Development Foundation, serving as official ambassador at Blockchain Rio 2025 and Meridian 2025. The company has built multiple solutions on Stellar including MoneyGram Wallet, Vesseo Wallet, and MBRL stablecoin, positioning itself to capitalize on stablecoin opportunities following the GENIUS Act.
COCA hosted its first 2025 community AMA with 2,000+ questions about cashback rewards, stablecoin options, and upcoming features. The team clarified eligibility rules, announced plans for tiered loyalty rewards, COCA Travel discounts, and improved merchant transparency in-app.
Templar Protocol, a decentralized lending platform, published its roadmap for expanding Cypher Lending across multiple blockchains. Starting with Bitcoin and …
Visa expanded its settlement network to support additional stablecoins including PayPal USD and Global Dollar, plus euro-pegged EURC, and added Stellar and Av…
The article explains ISO 20022 as the emerging global standard for payments, replacing outdated SWIFT MT messages by November 2025. It highlights Stellar's na…
Trustless Work explains how non-custodial, milestone-based escrows solve crowdfunding challenges by ensuring funds are only released when agreed conditions ar…
Visa expanded stablecoin settlement support to include PYUSD, USDG, and EURC on Avalanche and Stellar networks, joining existing Ethereum and Solana support. The move reflects growing institutional adoption of stablecoins following the U.S. GENIUS Act regulatory framework.
Visa expanded its stablecoin settlement platform to support PayPal USD, Global Dollar, and Circle's EURC across Stellar, Avalanche, Ethereum, and Solana. The …
Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement platform to support PayPal’s PYUSD, Paxos-issued USDG, and Circle’s EURC, alongside adding Stellar and Avalanche b…
Visa announced expansion of its stablecoin settlement platform to support additional USD-backed stablecoins (USDG and PYUSD), the euro-backed EURC, and two ne…
Women Biz shares July activities and announces August opportunities including English club, legal workshops, stablecoins education, and a Stellar Ideathon hackathon in Lima.
An educational guide on using Blend, a permissionless lending protocol on Stellar, to transfer funds between accounts while avoiding cryptocurrency exchange r…
In Q2 2025, human.tech expanded its identity and privacy infrastructure across three product lines. Human Passport launched on Base with model-based Sybil det…
This article argues that USD Coin (USDC) is the best stablecoin to hold in 2025 due to its transparency, regulatory compliance, multi-chain availability including Stellar, and growing adoption in emerging markets. It contrasts USDC with alternatives like USDT and DAI, highlighting risks in less transparent or volatile stablecoins. USDC's institutional support and real-world utility in remittances and DeFi make it a standout choice.
