- USDC usage on Stellar jumped 45% in Q2 2025, driven by African fintech and regulated remittance firm integrations.
- Project Arkadia uses Stellar to issue tokenized municipal bonds for US cities, backed by Franklin Templeton for efficiency.
Stellar has expanded mobile money transfers across East Africa through a new agreement with MTN Group. Users in Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria can now directly convert local currency to Stellar’s XLM token via their mobile networks. This integration aims to simplify cross-border transactions and reduce costs for users frequently sending money.
The use of USD Coin (USDC) on the Stellar network grew substantially last quarter. Circle, the issuer of USDC, reported a 45% increase in USDC activity on Stellar during Q2 2025. Adoption by African financial technology companies and partnerships with licensed remittance providers primarily drove this growth. Stellar maintains a position as a practical network for stablecoin settlements in specific, cost-sensitive payment routes.
A new project named Arkadia has launched on Stellar, focusing on tokenized municipal bonds. This effort issues crypto tokens representing debt instruments for medium-sized cities in the United States. Asset manager Franklin Templeton supports the project. Arkadia selected Stellar for its rapid transaction confirmation times and low operational expenses.
Stellar and the Celo blockchain network have started testing an interoperability solution. Their joint testnet phase involves deploying a trustless bridge architecture. This technical work seeks to establish a secure connection between the two blockchains.
Success could allow users to move assets freely between Stellar and Celo. Such connectivity might offer access to decentralized finance tools, remittance services, and user bases on both chains. This ambitious step explores multi-chain utility.
Stellar (XLM) is trading at $0.4818 USD, marking a 2.68% increase over the last 24 hours. It currently holds the #12 position on CoinMarketCap, with a market capitalization of $14.99 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $951.6 million, which has jumped by 71.7%, suggesting increased investor interest and trading activity.
The fully diluted valuation (FDV) is reported at $24.09 billion, based on a maximum supply of 50 billion XLM, with approximately 31.12 billion XLM currently in circulation.
The trading structure suggests an ascending triangle pattern forming on the 4-hour chart, which often precedes breakout continuation if volume remains supportive. Immediate support lies at $0.46, with further protection near $0.438, while key resistance stands near $0.50.
