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Stellar's 2014 anchor model was built for regulated token issuance. A decade later, with $3B+ in RWAs and DTCC integrating Wall Street's clearinghouse, that design is validating as the infrastructure for institutional blockchain finance.

Spiko became the first platform to cross $1 billion in tokenized assets on Stellar this week, as SushiSwap enabled cross-chain swaps for XLM and USDC across 40+ chains and the JavaScript SDK v16 shipped with Protocol 27 testnet support. Archax launched a perpetual T-Bill token on Stellar and Anchorage Digital announced institutional custody for Etherfuse's tokenized Mexican government debt.

Bitso and Stellar's five-year partnership evolved from solving a specific remittance-corridor cost problem in 2021 to native USDC integration across the exchange in 2026. The arc spans bilateral corridor agreements, B2B expansion via Tribal Credit, Anchor Network membership, and retail native USDC support with 3-5 second settlement and sub-cent fees.

The Blockchain Acceleration Foundation's StarMaker program demonstrates that Web3 adoption in Latin America depends equally on human connection and technology infrastructure. Over 18 months, 1,300+ ambassadors across LATAM have gained mentorship, funding, and community through education programs, hackathons, and retreats that prioritize access over exclusion.

MoneyGram launched MGUSD on Stellar for 60M+ customers, Protocol 27 Zipper set its July 8 mainnet date, and SCF #43 closed with $3.14M to 29 projects. Full week of RWA infrastructure, agentic commerce, and community activity.

Circle's CCTP bridge is now live on Stellar, enabling native USDC transfers without wrapping or liquidity pools. Developers can build apps accepting USDC from any major chain without bridge UI friction.

Yardstick (Protocol 26) is live on Testnet with a May 6 Mainnet vote. What the five new capabilities (v2 TTL host functions, checked 256-bit math, BN254 pairings, SAC improvements, ledger key freeze) actually unlock for Soroban developers.