Stellar news

Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon told CoinDesk that the DTCC's selection of Stellar as the first public blockchain for its tokenized securities settlement platform validates years of institutional infrastructure work. Stellar's tokenized real-world assets grew from $1 billion in December to roughly $3 billion in five months. Dixon noted that regulatory progress, such as the GENIUS Act, boosts institutional confidence, but tokenization adoption is unlikely to stall even if the Clarity Act is not passed. She highlighted that firms like Franklin Templeton were already building tokenized products before recent legislation. Stellar focuses on compliance, privacy, and scalability for large institutions, with 99.99.99% uptime and billions of transactions per quarter. Privacy features use a composable model for tailored controls, while compliance tools are built into the network's architecture, reducing the need for custom smart contracts. Dixon acknowledged that tokenized settlement volumes will ramp up gradually, as DTCC's $4.7 quadrillion in annual securities transactions underscores the scale of traditional infrastructure. She emphasized reliability and avoiding outages as critical for institutional adoption. She predicted tokenized assets will be distributed across multiple public blockchains based on technical strengths, rather than a single dominant network. Open public blockchains will outperform closed alternatives due to rapid evolution through global developer participation.

MoneyGram has launched MGUSD, a native U.S. dollar stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, to power its global payments network serving over 60 million active customers. The stablecoin is issued by Bridge (a Stripe company) under the GENIUS Act framework, with M0 handling minting and burning, and Fireblocks providing custody. MGUSD will initially roll out in the U.S., with plans for global expansion. The launch deepens MoneyGram's five-year partnership with Stellar, following its earlier use of Circle's USDC. The move aligns with a trend of legacy payment firms like Western Union, PayPal, and Visa developing their own stablecoin infrastructure.

MoneyGram has launched MGUSD, a dollar-pegged stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, targeting global remittances and underbanked customers. Built with Bridge (a Stripe company) as issuer and M0 for smart contract infrastructure, MGUSD is held in Fireblocks wallets and integrated into the MoneyGram app for self-custody. CEO Anthony Soohoo emphasized MGUSD as a foundation for applications, not just an asset. Serving over 60 million active customers across 500,000 locations, the stablecoin aims to provide dollar-denominated balances, 24/7 access, and seamless cross-border payments, particularly benefiting families and those in inflation-hit regions.

MoneyGram has launched a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, MGUSD, on the Stellar blockchain, enabling customers to hold dollar balances in a self-custodial wallet and transfer funds through its global payments network. The product debuted in the U.S. on Tuesday, with plans for an international rollout. The stablecoin joins a growing trend of payments companies and banks adopting digital dollars for faster, cheaper cross-border payments. MoneyGram partnered with Bridge as the regulated issuer, M0 for smart contracts, and Fireblocks for wallet infrastructure. MGUSD is intended to serve as core infrastructure across MoneyGram's network, which reaches over 60 million customers and nearly 500,000 retail locations. The launch builds on a five-year partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation.

DTCC, the Wall Street utility overseeing over $114 trillion in assets, plans to connect its tokenized securities platform to Stellar (XLM) starting in the first half of 2027, marking a culmination of a nearly decade-long relationship. The integration will support the issuance, settlement and lifecycle management of tokenized securities, with potential expansion to assets like major indexes and U.S. Treasuries. The partnership traces back to Securrency, acquired by DTCC in 2023, which worked closely with Stellar developers on compliance features such as clawback and transfer restrictions. Franklin Templeton's earlier choice of Stellar for its onchain money market fund BENJI highlighted the network's suitability for regulated finance, as tokenization gains traction among global banks and asset managers.

Stellar's XLM surged over 50% this week following a partnership announcement with US financial giant DTCC, which will integrate its tokenized securities platform with the Stellar network by 2027. The rally was amplified by a short squeeze, with bearish traders facing $12.41 million in liquidations. However, historical patterns suggest sharp pullback risks, as similar rallies in 2024 and 2025 led to corrections of 68% and 74%, respectively. XLM now faces strong resistance near $0.198–$0.224, with potential for a 30-40% drop to $0.112–$0.136 if it fails to break through.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) plans to connect its tokenized securities platform to the Stellar (XLM) network by the first half of 2027, in a move that expands Wall Street's push to bring traditional assets onto blockchain rails. Tokenized assets custodied by DTCC's Depository Trust Company could be issued, settled, and managed on Stellar, with potential use cases including tokenization of highly liquid assets like major indices and U.S. Treasuries. XLM rose 3% on the news before paring gains. The integration is part of DTCC's multi-chain strategy, allowing tokenized assets to move across different blockchain networks. DTCC, which oversees over $114 trillion in assets, received a no-action letter from the SEC in December 2025 to tokenize a defined set of assets and plans to begin limited production trades in July, with a wider rollout in October.

Bermuda's government announced it will move payment and financial services to the Stellar blockchain, aiming to become a 'fully on-chain national economy'. Premier David Burt stated at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum that high transaction fees from legacy systems prompted the move, and that digital dollars on Stellar can reduce costs and boost economic growth. The island, which passed its Digital Asset Business Act in 2018, has previously partnered with Circle and Coinbase.

Volatility Shares has launched 2x leveraged ETFs for Cardano, Stellar, and Chainlink, allowing traders to amplify daily price movements in these major altcoins. The firm, which debuted the first leveraged crypto ETF in the U.S. in 2023, also introduced traditional futures-based ETFs for the same cryptocurrencies. These new products target sophisticated traders seeking specific digital asset exposure, following the firm's earlier leveraged ETFs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. The move comes amid a favorable regulatory environment, though the SEC has recently cautioned issuers against offering 5x leveraged funds due to risk concerns.

Stellar’s XLM keeps sliding despite a major institutional endorsement. Societe Generale‑FORGE deployed a MiCA‑compliant euro‑stablecoin on Stellar, sparking 73% positive sentiment and underscoring the network’s compliance appeal. Technical signals stay bearish: Chaikin Money Flow is negative, indicating outflows dominate, while futures exposure is nearly balanced with a slight short bias. Price hovers at $0.156, just above $0.155 support (38.2% Fibonacci); a drop below $0.145 could trigger $3.2 million in long liquidations. A bullish reversal would require a firm bounce off $0.155 and a breakout above $0.166 toward $0.175, but failing that, the asset may slip to $0.147 (23.6% Fib) or $0.136 if support collapses.