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PayPal's former blockchain head José Fernández da Ponte has joined the Stellar Development Foundation as president and chief growth officer. The SDF also appointed Jason Karsh, ex-Block and Blockchain.com executive, as chief marketing officer. Both hires aim to boost Stellar's growth, financial inclusion efforts, and adoption.

Trustless Work participated in Casa Builders CDMX, a Stellar-hosted hackathon in Mexico focusing on financial inclusion, digital identity, and public good transparency. Their team built Pacto, a decentralized P2P stablecoin ramp using Trustless Work's programmable escrow, and won the event. The hackathon united Latin American builders, with strong Costa Rican representation.

XLM surged 6% to $0.3880 on Saturday, becoming the top performer among top 20 cryptocurrencies. The rally follows PayPal's announcement of launching its PYUSD stablecoin on Stellar, with executives highlighting the network's speed, low costs, and global reach across 170+ countries.

June 2025 marked significant growth for the Stellar ecosystem with major European engagement, landmark DeFi product launches, and powerful developer tools. Key highlights include Berlin and Istanbul blockchain weeks, the launch of Beans Earn with Defindex, PayPal's intent to bring PYUSD to Stellar, and new developer infrastructure from OpenZeppelin and Creit Tech.

Range announces a partnership with Peersyst to bring its cross-chain monitoring, security, and intelligence tools to the XRPL EVM sidechain launching in 2025. XRPL EVM introduces Ethereum-compatible smart contracts to the XRP ecosystem while preserving XRPL's speed and low costs, enabling DeFi, staking, and interoperability via IBC, Axelar, and Wormhole. Range will provide day-one support including its Cross-Chain Explorer, Monitoring and Alerts, and Trail forensic tool.

Raja Chakravorti, Chief Business Officer at the Stellar Development Foundation, discusses how Stellar's fast, low-cost blockchain is enabling financial inclusion globally, with use cases ranging from institutional adoption by Franklin Templeton to UN-backed humanitarian aid delivery in crisis zones.

PayPal is bringing its PYUSD stablecoin to Stellar pending regulatory approval, enabling fast, low-cost cross-border payments and remittances through Stellar's network of on and off-ramps.

PayPal announced plans to launch its PYUSD stablecoin on Stellar, pending regulatory approval from NYDFS. The stablecoin, already live on Ethereum and Solana with nearly $1B market cap, will leverage Stellar's infrastructure for cross-border payments and financing applications.

Flipside Crypto is partnering with Stellar to onboard new users to the network's growing DeFi ecosystem through incentivized quests. Users can earn rewards up to 10% of transaction value by swapping assets, providing liquidity, and using lending protocols like Blend and Aquarius.

May was a dynamic month for Stellar featuring major global events (Consensus in Toronto, Ledger Leaders Week in Mexico City), new DeFi adoption programs (Hana Wallet & Balanced rewards, Dogstar Protocol), and significant technical upgrades including Stellar Core's TPS nearly doubling to 2,032.

The Stellar Development Foundation reported Q2 2025 momentum with new leadership appointments, TVL growth to $153M (#37 ranking), $4.2B in RWA payment volume, and PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin launching on Stellar.

Denelle Dixon, CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, celebrates her sixth anniversary with a creative country-rap song reflecting on SDF's journey over the past decade and six years of evolution, highlighting achievements in financial inclusion, partnerships, and blockchain innovation.

Arculus, a hardware wallet by CompoSecure, integrates with MoneyGram to enable global cash-to-USDC conversion. Users can deposit cash at 440,000+ MoneyGram locations across 200+ countries and store USDC securely. The integration also supports cash withdrawal from stablecoins, bringing Stellar-based payments closer to mainstream adoption.

AEON, a next-generation crypto payment framework, has announced a strategic partnership with Stellar to integrate support for $XLM and Stellar-native USDC. This enables seamless crypto payments across AEON Pay's network of over 10,000 brands and 20 million QR-enabled retail stores in Southeast Asia, with expansion planned for Africa and Latin America.

Nansen and Slice Analytics released a comprehensive H2 2024 report on the Stellar ecosystem, highlighting Protocol 22's launch, Galexie data platform, Anchor Directory expansion to 180 countries, and significant partnerships with MoneyGram, Stripe, and Mastercard. On-chain metrics show steady growth with daily transactions reaching 2.4M and active addresses peaking at 172K, driven by regulatory optimism and ecosystem maturation.

DappRadar integrates Stellar into its World's Dapp Store, allowing developers to list projects for free and users to discover dapps through onchain metrics. The integration brings Stellar's 18,000+ tracked dapps across 80+ blockchains to DappRadar's platform.

Societe Generale FORGE plans to launch its MiCAR-compliant EURCV stablecoin on Stellar, joining Ethereum, Solana, and XRP Ledger. The move bridges traditional finance with digital assets through Stellar's established TradFi connections.

Flipside Crypto has integrated Stellar blockchain data, providing real-time access to transaction volumes, user activity, and custom dashboards for analyzing the network's onchain behavior.

The Stellar Development Foundation and UN Development Programme announced a strategic partnership to deploy blockchain solutions for financial inclusion, sustainable development, and humanitarian aid across emerging economies.

Taurus SA wins two major industry awards for digital asset infrastructure, recognizing its leadership in bridging digital assets and traditional finance. The company expanded to Stellar in 2024 and secured partnerships with State Street, Zand Bank, and Misyon Bank.

Anke Liu and Anna Whitson-Diaz from the Stellar Development Foundation discuss how blockchain technology bridges gaps in financial inclusion and empowers communities globally.

Stellar Aid Assist, a blockchain-based humanitarian aid disbursement solution built on Stellar, has successfully deployed with UNHCR to distribute $4.6 million in direct cash assistance to 2,500 households in Ukraine, with expansion planned to Argentina.