The Stellar ecosystem continues to expand. Today they have announced a partnership with global payments company Flutterwave to launch two new payment corridors between Europe and Africa. Related Reading | How Stellar’s $40M Investment In Tala Will Give Millions Access To Financial Services To be supported by the Stellar network with their main EU anchor TEMPO,…
Up 10% in the daily and 36.3% in the 2 week chart, at the time of writing, Stellar Lumens (XLM) has been one of the best performing assets in the crypto top 30 by market cap. The cryptocurrency has managed to outperform Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major coins in the top 10. XLM with minor…
This project is an enigma. On the one hand, Stellar is not for profit, it doesn’t have owners or shareholders, and strives to be somewhat decentralized. On the other, Stellar is a compliance-focused protocol, and its directors often meet with shadowy organizations like the World Economic Forum. According to their website, the protocol seeks “to…
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) will enable an automated market maker (AMM) functionality via Protocol 18. The implementation will take place with a network upgrade, but a specific date is yet to be revealed. In an official post, the SDF claims that the new functionality will help improved market liquidity. The Stellar Network has been…
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) CEO, Denelle Dixon, celebrated the result of a partnership with the payment infrastructure Wyre. This company has released a new Savings API for FinTechs to have access to a yield earning and savings product. So exciting to see Wyre offer this functionality to the Stellar network. Congrats to the @sendwyre team…
Stellar follows the general market sentiment with green indicators across the board. XLM’s price seems to be positively reacting to the increase in USD Coin (USDC) liquidity on top of its blockchain. Additionally, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) made a potential groundbreaking announcement. Alongside VISA, Tala, and Circle, one of the companies behind USDC, the…
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has issued its Q1 report. In an official post, the SDF reiterated the importance of its main strategic pillar around Stellar’s blockchain: usability, trust, adoption, and sustainable use cases. In the past months, Stellar’s ecosystem has started growing on top of this vision according to the SDF. Data provided by the…
Per a report by NBS Television, Uganda is planning to build a futuristic city. The project has received the green light from the local government and is set to be completed by 2036. American singer of Senegalese origin, Akon, has been awarded one square mile of land to carry out the project. To be named…
On a Reddit post, Stellar community has discussed the most recent developments on the possible issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by the European Union. According to statements by the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, a decision on the project will be made by mid-year. Lagarde has had an unfavorable…
Depending on your view, a devastating blow has been dealt to crypto, or a much-needed purge is in progress due to the SEC suing Ripple and two of its top executives for selling XRP tokens which the regulator claims were unregistered securities. XRP dropped dove over 30% on the news, but the carnage might only…