Stellar Lumens News: The latest news on XLM

SDF launches urgent upgrade for Stellar Core – community gets to decide
As a result of the recent outage of some nodes in the network, the SDF…

SDF reveals details about Stellar’s network woes and validator outage
Stellar’s network remained online with support from validators who managed to stay active after failure.…

Bitfinex suspends withdrawals of XLM as Akon announces a 2nd Stellar based smart city
A crash of Stellar network validators forces Bitfinex to halt XLM withdrawals. Akon will build…

SDF CEO Dixon reports on CBDC projects on Stellar in Ukraine and Bermuda
Denelle Dixon reiterated that the SDF is working with Bermuda and Ukraine on the technical…

Stellar Lumens: SDF COO wants to build a fiat anchor in every country
SDF has the vision to build a bridge between Stellar Lumens and all fiat currencies…

FinClusive launches USDC payments on the Stellar blockchain
Companies will be able to rely on a regulatory compliant payment method with the USD…

Stellar launches Horizon 2.0 while Grayscale expands the XLM Trust
Stellar’s Horizon 2.0 client will require fewer resources to run network infrastructure. The upgrade allows…

Task to use Stellar blockchain to support Blackbaud’s customer base
Stellar’s blockchain will be used by Task to support data tracking, rewards, and fund flow…

Stellar strategist: Circle’s USDC issuance opens doors for DeFi
Circle and the CENTRE consortium choose to issue USDC on Stellar because of its rapid…

USD Coin (USDC) goes live on the Stellar blockchain
The second largest stablecoin on the crypto market, USD Coin (USDC), went live today on…

Stellar: SDF reviews function to claw back an asset due to regulations
The “asset clawback” function for the Stellar blockchain could provide an issuer the means to claw…

Messenger Signal is exploring Stellar based cryptocurrency
Signal could integrate a cryptocurrency called MobileCoin, which is based on the Stellar blockchain. The…

Stellar, PERA HUB and Chynge partner to open Singapore/Philippines payment corridor
Stellar Lumens-based Singapore/Philippines payment corridor can be used in more than PERA HUB’s 3,000 locations.…

Stellar: SDF unveils top priorities for 2021, examines smart contract functionality
The Stellar Development Foundation is investigating proposals for the deployment of smart contracts on the…

Stellar-based Velo Labs expands for cross-border business solutions
Singapore-based fintech company Lightnet Pte. Ltd. has entered into a collaboration with Asia Digital Bank…

Stellar Lumens: Former Goldman Sachs and Netflix executive joins SDF
Stellar Lumens hires an executive with over 20 years of experience at Goldman Sachs and…

Stellar Lumens: SDF picked by Ukraine’s government to develop CBDC
Ukraine has signed an agreement with Stellar Lumens Development Foundation to create a national central…

Stellar Lumens cooperates with World Bank to improve traceability of loans
The World Bank is working with Stellar Lumens to improve the traceability and visibility of…

Stellar Foundation CEO points out differences with Ripple in U.S. Congressional hearing
SDF’s executive made a distinction between Stellar Lumens (XLM) and Ripple (XRP) amidst SEC lawsuit.…

Jed McCaleb: Bitcoin and Stellar Lumens can co-exist in one ecosystem
Stellar Lumens’ CTO, Jed McCaleb, noted the platform’s achievements in terms of adoption and partnerships…

SDF unveils release date for USDC on the Stellar blockchain
Stellar Lumens’ Development Foundation has announced the USDC launch for February 2021. Design of the…

Stellar Lumen: SCB teams up with Lightnet to offer cross border payments
Thailand’s oldest bank SCB forms a partnership to improve cross-border payment efficiency. The new payment…

Stellar Lumen can drive sustainability in real live farming models
A recent real-life farming model has proven that the Stellar blockchain can drive sustainability in…

Stellar Lumen: SDF criticizes Stable Act – it would “grant a monopoly to banks”
The Stellar Development Foundation has criticized the STABLE Act, terming it the government’s effort to…

Stellar Lumen: Adoption is growing fast as more than 800 companies use XLM blockchain
Token XIM based on Stellar Lumens registers an all-time high in the number of corporate…

Stellar Lumens: XLM regains momentum – reasons for the 160%-rally
Stellar Lumens (XLM) has recorded an increase in its buying pressure driven by BTC’s bull…

Fintech integrates Stellar Lumens to enable cross-border payments in Africa
Fintech ClickPesa integrates Stellar Lumens to execute cross-border payments to East Africa. ClickPesa offers services…

Stellar Lumen and IMF to work on these goals to foster adoption
Stellar Lumen has to focus on increasing the interoperability with products from the current financial…

Big update for Stellar Lumens: Protocol 15 announced
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announces changes in its upcoming update and will skip to Protocol…

Stellar Lumen CEO attends IMF conference with Mastercard and US federal reserve
Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Lumens, will participate in the IMF event with representatives from…

Stellar Lumens will list USDC in 2021 along with Ethereum and Algorand
CENTRE and Stellar Development Foundation announce availability of USDC on Stellar blockchain for Q1 2021.…

Stellar Lumens based DSTOQ launched in over 100 countries
DSTOQ exchange announces launch in more than 100 countries after receiving $715,000 in financing from…

Stellar Lumens shows strong growth in Q2 2020
Despite the ongoing corona pandemic, the Stellar Development Foundation has hired 10 new employees to…

Steller Lumens becomes part of the Samsung Blockchain Keystore
The Stellar Development Foundation has revealed a collaboration with the Samsung Blockchain Keystore to support…

Stellar Lumens searches for anchors to build new payment standard till 2025
Stellar Lumens is looking for “anchors”, partners who will facilitate the transition from the traditional…

Stellar (XLM) and Elliptic enter into partnership for compliance tool
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and Elliptic have partnered to integrate Elliptic’s compliance tools within…

National Bank of Ukraine integrates Stellar Lumens protocol for CBDC pilot
The National Bank of Ukraine has revealed in an analytical report that it has used…

Stellar Lumens aims to be the basis for the digital dollar
The CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, Denelle Dixon, has criticized the lack of innovation…

Stellar Lumens transactions will be monitored for illicit activity
Stellar Lumens Development Foundation announces exclusive cooperation with Ellitptic, a firm that provides risk management…

Stellar Lumens: quarterly report shows strong growth
The Stellar Lumens Foundation has released a quarterly report showing continued growth of the network…

Stellar Lumens launches memo-less payment solution
Stellar Lumens has launched a payment solution to solve the “I forgot my memo” problem.…

Stellar Lumens will donate 2.5 million XLM to alleviate Coronavirus
The Stellar Lumens Foundation will donate 2.5 million XLM to support charities such as UNICEF…

Cowrie opens Stellar Lumens (XLM) powered payment corridor for Nigeria
The Cowrie crypto exchange has presented a payment corridor for Nigeria powered by Stellar Lumens.…

Stellar Lumens based football exchange buys professional football club Perth Glory
The Stellar-based London Football Exchange (LFE) has announced the acquisition of an 80% stake in…

German bank von der Heydt tokenizes securities on Stellar Lumens blockchain
One of the oldest German banks, von der Heydt, relies on Stellar Lumens’ blockchain to…

SDF presents growth strategy for the Stellar network in 2020
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) intends to bring Stellar into the mainstream in 2020. To…

Leading central banks merge – Ripple and Stellar Lumens redundant?
The Bank of England has announced in a press release that it will research the…

Kim Dotcom: New product will bring Bitcoin, Cardano and Stellar Lumens into the mainstream
The controversial Internet billionaire Kim Dotcom predicts in a new video that his new product…

Ripple (XRP) and Stellar Lumens follow BTC – Technical Analysis
The prices of Ripple and Stellar Lumens were also strongly influenced by the fall in…

Visa acquisition Plaid challenges Ripple and Stellar Lumens
Visa has bought Plaid for a total of $5.3 billion. The deal will close in…

Stellar Lumens based startup wants to replace SWIFT and Ripple
The Thai based start-up Lightnet has raised USD 31.2 million in a first financing round.…

Stellar Lumens: Litemint takes over Stellarport and brings gaming to the XLM blockchain
The blockchain games platform Litemint has announced that it will acquire Stellarport. The partnership is…

Rumours: Does IBM rely on Ripple instead of Stellar Lumens?
Currently a LinkedIn job description by an IBM employee is causing a stir in the…

Partnerships that can drive the price of Stellar Lumens (XLM) in 2020
Stellar Lumens has established promising partnerships that could have a positive impact on the XLM…

Stellar Lumens: SDF presents funding plan for the next 10 years
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has published a mandate for funding the XLM ecosystem for…

Not IOTA and Stellar Lumens: Sweden’s central bank partners with Accenture on E-Krona development
The Swedish central bank has announced that it will work with the Irish company Accenture…

BTC, ETH, XRP, XLM and EOS can be exchanged in Croatia at the post office for local currency
Croatia now offers the opportunity to exchange Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Stellar Lumens and EOS for…

Ripple is clearly superior to Ethereum and Stellar Lumens – Coinfield CEO
Bob Ras describes in an interview that XRP’s technology suits much better than Ethereum and…

Ripple competitor Stellar Lumens burns 55 billion XLM
The Stellar Lumens Foundation announced tonight that it has burned more than 55 billion XLM.…

Adaptation: Stellar Lumens and Cardano (ADA) as means of payment for 1.65 million hotels worldwide
Over the last two days, the Travala booking platform has implemented the two cryptocurrencies Stellar…