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VIA and the Stellar Development Foundation announced a collaboration to distribute over $200,000 in USDC stablecoins to 325 mothers in Haiti through Hope for Haiti's poverty alleviation programs. The six-month initiative leverages Stellar's blockchain network and VIA's secure mobile technology to enable direct, transparent aid disbursement while reducing cash-related safety risks.

The Stellar Development Foundation announced an updated mandate framework for 2025 and beyond, reorganizing its XLM holdings into four strategic focus areas: SDF Development, Stellar Growth, Product and Innovation, and Assets and Liquidity. The update reflects the network's evolution toward production financial infrastructure and real-world asset adoption.

Stellar Foundation partners with RedSwan Digital Real Estate to bring $100 million in tokenized commercial real estate onto the Stellar Network, capitalizing on the RWA market's explosive 2025 growth and the emerging opportunity in onchain real estate.

US Bank is testing custom stablecoin issuance on Stellar with the Stellar Development Foundation and PwC, focusing on faster cross-border transactions and banking protections like asset freezing and transaction reversals.

U.S. Bank is testing stablecoin issuance on Stellar, choosing the network for its compliance features including asset-freeze controls, trust lines, and ability to handle 1,000+ transactions per second. The pilot signals banks are moving toward tokenized settlement infrastructure.

U.S. Bank is testing a stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation and PwC. The project leverages Stellar's unique ability to freeze assets and unwind transactions at the blockchain layer, positioning the bank among traditional financial institutions exploring stablecoin infrastructure.

Stellar Meridian 2025 in Rio showcased the evolution of Stellar's blockchain into production-grade infrastructure for payments, identity, RWAs, and stablecoins. Key sessions highlighted open systems, regulatory progress, privacy innovations, and real-world applications from partners like MoneyGram, Nubank, and Ondo Finance. LATAM and Africa emerged as blueprints for financial inclusion and efficient money movement.

Raja Chakravorti, Chief Business Officer at the Stellar Development Foundation, describes Stellar as invisible blockchain infrastructure that seamlessly integrates with existing financial systems to drive real-world financial inclusion. He highlights key partnerships with MoneyGram and Franklin Templeton, enabling crypto-to-cash services across 430K locations in 175+ countries. Stellar's focus is on scalability, institutional adoption, and making money accessible without users noticing the blockchain.

Wirex, a Visa principal member, launched dual-stablecoin settlement using USDC and EURC on Stellar, enabling on-chain card payment settlement with lower fees and faster processing without intermediary banks.

Nasdaq-listed Turbo Energy partnered with Taurus and Stellar to tokenize debt financing for solar-plus-battery systems in Spain, using Taurus' institutional tokenization platform on the Stellar blockchain.

Mercuryo, Stellar, and LOBSTR have launched a 5% USDC cashback campaign (up to $50) for users buying USDC via Mercuryo on the Stellar network through LOBSTR Wallet. The initiative aims to encourage everyday stablecoin transactions rather than just holding. It combines Stellar's fast blockchain, LOBSTR's user-friendly wallet, and Mercuryo's fiat on-ramp for seamless access.

The Stellar Development Foundation joined six other major blockchain projects to form the Blockchain Payments Consortium, aiming to establish common standards for cross-chain stablecoin payments and bridge traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure.

Templar, a lending protocol powered by NEAR's chain abstraction, launches on Stellar enabling users to deposit XLM and borrow stablecoins across multiple chains from a single wallet. The integration expands Stellar's RWA ecosystem and unlocks cross-chain liquidity.

Stellar has partnered with Chainlink to integrate CCIP, Data Feeds, and Data Streams into the Stellar ecosystem, enabling secure cross-chain asset transfers and institutional-grade tokenization while advancing financial inclusion for underbanked populations.

Abroad participated in Stellar's Meridian 2025 conference in Rio de Janeiro, showcasing partnerships and real-world stablecoin payments in Latin America. Key highlights included the native issuance of PayPal's PYUSD on Stellar, HackMeridian innovations, and Abroad's launches with ZyptoApp and BeansApp. The event demonstrated Abroad's growth with 66 monthly active users and over 910 transactions on Stellar.

Stellar has announced plans to join Chainlink's Scale program and integrate Chainlink's Data Feeds, Data Streams, and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to expand developer and institutional capabilities on the network. This integration will enable secure cross-chain connectivity and trusted data access, strengthening Stellar's position as a bridge between real-world assets and DeFi.

Myosin hosted a marketing-focused event at Korea Blockchain Week in partnership with Stellar, featuring panels on crypto GTM strategies, a discussion on crypto and traditional finance convergence, and marketing roasts of projects including Blend Capital, a DeFi lending protocol on Stellar.

Meridian 2025, held in Rio de Janeiro, showcased the Stellar ecosystem's collaborative blueprint for building open financial infrastructure. The conference featured major announcements from PayPal, Ondo, Mercado Bitcoin, Centrifuge, and others, alongside HackMeridian where 400+ builders created 110+ projects across innovation and composability tracks.