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Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the Soroban project. (Stellar)
Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum
The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," which theoretically could attract new applications a...
Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the Soroban project. (Stellar)

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle and Michael Casey, Chief Content Officer, Coindesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Circle's Euro-Pegged Stablecoin Is Now Available on Stellar Network
Stellar is the third blockchain available to send and receive Circle’s euro-pegged stablecoin after Ethereum and Avalanche.
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Crypto leaders in July (CoinDesk Indices)
MakerDAO’s MKR, Ripple’s XRP and Stellar’s XLM Led Crypto Gainers in July
Cryptocurrency giants bitcoin and ether, meanwhile, lost ground during the month.
Crypto leaders in July (CoinDesk Indices)

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Stellar, Ripple and Solana-Based Investment Funds See AUM Spike in July
The large gains began following Ripple’s partial court victory over the SEC in the middle of the month.
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Stellar Foundation Nicked by Genesis Bankruptcy With $13M Claim
The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors.
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Grayscale, Disclosing SEC Queries, Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May Be Securities
Grayscale, Disclosing SEC Queries, Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May Be Securities
Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has been fielding questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the firm’s “securities law analysis” of tok...
Grayscale, Disclosing SEC Queries, Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May Be Securities

Report: Stellar Foundation Eyes Potential Acquisition of MoneyGram
Report: Stellar Foundation Eyes Potential Acquisition of MoneyGram
The Stellar Development Foundation, part of the Stellar Network that issues the Stellar Lumens (XLM) token, has reportedly expressed interest in acquiring remittance provider...
Report: Stellar Foundation Eyes Potential Acquisition of MoneyGram

Stellar Invests $15M in AirTM to Boost Financial Access in Latin America
Stellar Invests $15M in AirTM to Boost Financial Access in Latin America
The Stellar Foundation has invested $15M in AirTM, a Mexico-based peer-to-peer crypto exchange. The foundation’s investment aims to improve access to digital payments in Latin...
Stellar Invests $15M in AirTM to Boost Financial Access in Latin America

Swiss Bourse SIX Sees Volume Surge After EU Recognition Loss
21Shares Launching Stellar and Cardano ETPs on SIX Exchange
The XLM and ADA vehicles will go live on Monday.
Swiss Bourse SIX Sees Volume Surge After EU Recognition Loss

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Several Stellar Nodes Go Offline, Team Says Network ‘Still Functioning’ Though Some Transactions Fail
The node outage has led to some exchanges halting withdrawals.
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