The Ripple-rival blockchain payment network, Stellar has reached a significant milestone, with its stablecoin market supply soaring to an all-time high of $343.68 million—according to data from DeFiLlama.
This surge underscores Stellar’s growing dominance in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem and its role as a leading platform for stablecoin issuance and cross-border payments.
Moreover, Stellar’s focus on financial inclusion, especially in developing economies, has driven its adoption for remittances, micropayments, and DeFi applications.
Market data shows that stablecoin supply on Stellar has continuously risen since November 2024 with it now sitting at an all-time high mark for the network.
With this milestone and Stellar’s expanding presence in the blockchain ecosystem, investors are asking: Will this momentum translate into a bullish run for XLM, the native cryptocurrency of the network?
Stellar’s Increasing Market Presence
The spike in stablecoin supply on Stellar highlights the network’s growing adoption for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and stablecoin-based transactions. Stablecoins, such as USD Coin (USDC) and EUR Coin (EURC), are natively supported on Stellar, leveraging its high throughput of up to 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) and negligible fees, as low as $0.0000006 per transaction.
This makes Stellar an attractive platform for financial institutions and fintech firms seeking efficient payment solutions.
Furthemore, Stellar’s notable partnerships have further bolstered its ecosystem in recent years as it continues collaborating with corporations like IBM, through the World Wire project, and Franklin Templeton, which launched a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund on Stellar in 2021.
These developments demonstrate Stellar’s appeal to institutional players. Additionally, the firm’s integrations with Mastercard for stablecoin infrastructure and Circle for USDC and EURC issuance have solidified its position as a leader in the stablecoin industry.
Can this shift lift XLM Price?
As the network activity on Stellar surges, it all diverts major attention towards XLM’s price performance. The record-breaking stablecoin supply is a bullish catalyst for the Stellar ecosystem, but its impact on XLM price largely remains uncertain.
At the time of writing, XLM is trading at $0.2623, with a 24-hour trading volume of $160.50 million and a market capitalization of $8.11 billion. It currently remains 71.95% below its all-time high of $0.9381, marked in January 2018.
Over the past month, XLM price has increased by 4.88% but it has declined 7.56% in the past 7 days, underperforming the broader cryptocurrency market, which is down just 1.10%, as of latest market data. Despite this, XLM has shown resilience over the longer term, posting a remarkable 136% increase over the past year.
While increased stablecoin activity could drive demand for XLM, Stellar faces significant challenges in its broader adoption against its competition from other payment-focused blockchains like Ripple (XRP).
Right now, XLM’s price outlook is cautiously optimistic, but its ability to capitalize on this milestone will depend on sustained network growth, technical breakouts, and favorable market conditions.
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