DeFi, payments, tokenization, Soroban, governance, and project launches — curated daily from publications, project blogs, and community channels across the Stellar blockchain ecosystem.
Blockaid and Stellar validators contained a $10M oracle-manipulation attack on Blend lending protocol. An attacker inflated USTRY's price 100x via low-liquidity Reflector oracle feeds, borrowed $61M XLM using fraudulent collateral, and began bridging funds. Validators coordinated in real-time to quarantine ~48M XLM onchain before further damage.
Circle's CCTP launched on Stellar, enabling USDC transfers across 23 blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and Base. Native 1:1 burning and minting eliminates wrapped assets and custodial bridges. Developers can embed crosschain transfers directly into applications.
CertiK explores two critical vulnerabilities in Soroban contract state storage: storing long-term data in Temporary storage risks irreversible loss when entries expire; relying on TTL expiry alone for nonce validation enables signature replay attacks. The article walks through vulnerable code patterns and secure alternatives using Persistent and Instance storage.
Kraken now supports USDC deposits and withdrawals on Stellar. USDC on Stellar is natively issued by Circle, offering a fully reserved digital dollar on a network built for fast, low-cost payments.
OctoPos deploys an on-chain NAV oracle on Stellar testnet alongside its API to solve the fragmentation problem in DeFi position tracking. The paired architect…
Bermuda announced it will move key payment and financial-services activity onchain using the Stellar network, becoming the world's first fully onchain nationa…
Normal Finance launched a non-custodial savings app on Stellar that lets users earn variable APY on USDC through DeFindex vaults and Blend Capital lending, with no lockups or custody risk.
Stellar Development Foundation announces new Market Development leadership across six regions: Latin America, Brazil, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and APAC. The team will focus on converting Stellar's existing footprint into institutional adoption through region-specific knowledge and on-the-ground presence.
DTCC and Stellar Development Foundation announced plans to tokenize DTC-custodied assets on the Stellar network, approved by an SEC No-Action Letter. The service will enable faster settlement and greater asset mobility while maintaining investor protections. Expected launch in H1 2027.
x402 embeds HTTP payment directly into the web, enabling AI agents to pay for API calls with USDC on Stellar. Developers can monetize endpoints with 30 lines …
Drips launched Wave, a grants program for open source developers on Stellar, completing three cycles with thousands of contributors. The team also partnered w…
Stellar's Q1 2026 report shows major milestones: RWAs crossed $2B (2.5x growth), payment volume hit $5.5B all-time high, and the developer ecosystem grew 86% …
Mesh integrates with Stellar network as core settlement layer for stablecoin payments. The partnership formalizes Stellar's role in Mesh's ecosystem, combinin…
21X, the EU's first regulated DLT trading and settlement system, is now live on Stellar, hosting $2 billion in tokenized real-world assets. The multi-chain venue enables institutional trading and settlement of digital securities across blockchain networks.
Figure Technology Solutions launched YLDS, an SEC-registered, USD-pegged stablecoin with yield on Stellar. The product combines stablecoin liquidity with money market returns for regulated fintechs and neobanks, marking the first yield-bearing dollar product on the network.
Figure launches YLDS, a regulated yield-bearing stablecoin on Stellar, offering fintechs and neobanks in LATAM a compliant dollar savings product that earns y…
State Street and Galaxy Asset Management launched SWEEP, a tokenized cash-management fund for institutional investors on Solana, with expansion planned to Eth…
x402 is an HTTP status code that enables AI agents to autonomously pay for API resources using Stellar blockchain payments. The protocol allows servers to req…
Certora released updates to its Prover tools across multiple blockchains: EVM now displays storage paths for unresolved calls, Solana Prover added rule splitt…
Certora outlines a practical threat modeling approach for Soroban smart contracts using the 4 A's framework (Assets, Actors, Assumptions, Attack Vectors) and …
Stellar's Soroban smart contract runtime features a composable authorization model that decouples authorization from fee payment, enabling sponsored transacti…
Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market fund (FOBXX) hit $2 billion in assets and 5-year anniversary. CEO Denelle Dixon and head of innovation Sandy Kaul …
Stellar introduces CAP-77 Quorum Freeze, the first protocol-native onchain account freeze mechanism on a major L1 blockchain. Validators can reach consensus t…
The SEC now distinguishes between wrapped and native tokenization. Native tokenization keeps assets directly onchain as the single source of truth, enabling r…
Stellar's leader reflects on seven years building for institutional adoption rather than disruption, highlighting how early architectural choices around compl…
Stellar's governance model should evolve to make validator decisions more explicit and transparent, especially during network emergencies. The ecosystem needs…
Stellar Development Foundation explores three critical dimensions of blockchain decentralization beyond node counts: geo-political resilience, security, and m…