About Stellar
Stellar (XLM) is an open, decentralized payments network founded in 2014 by Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim, with development led by the non-profit Stellar Development Foundation. Stellar is designed for issuing tokenized fiat and other assets, moving them across borders quickly, and connecting traditional financial systems through anchors that bridge on- and off-ramps. XLM, the network's native asset, is used for transaction fees and as a bridge currency between assets in the built-in DEX.
Stellar uses the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP), a federated Byzantine agreement model where validators trust quorum slices of other validators rather than relying on mining or staking. Blocks (ledgers) close every few seconds, transaction fees are a fraction of a cent, and settlement is final on close. Beyond payments, Stellar supports a built-in decentralized exchange and the Soroban smart-contract platform, enabling DeFi and tokenized-asset applications.
Stellar's ecosystem is anchored by stablecoins such as USDC and EURC, payment processors and remittance providers, and partnerships with companies including MoneyGram, Circle, and Franklin Templeton (which issued one of the first tokenized money-market funds on Stellar). Anchors around the world connect XLM and Stellar-issued assets to local fiat rails, and the Stellar Development Foundation funds builders through grants and the Soroban developer programme.
Crypto Market Watch tracks the live Stellar price ranked #22 by market capitalisation, 24-hour and 7-day price changes, market capitalisation, trading volume, circulating supply, and all-time highs and lows on this page. Data refreshes continuously throughout the trading day so investors can monitor XLM market activity in real time.
