Where blockchain meets the real world.

Where blockchain meets
global payments
tokenization
DeFi
the real world.

Stellar powers borderless payments, asset tokenization, and DeFi solutions for builders, institutions, and innovators worldwide.

For devs & builders

Ship faster with comprehensive tools and documentation for building apps. Discover the developer resources in the ecosystem to gain a fundamental understanding of the stack, get support from the community, and explore programs to accelerate onboarding.

For financial institutions

Join leading institutions building the future of finance on Stellar. Launch payment and investment solutions that scale globally, with enterprise-grade security and compliance tools.

For fintechs & wallets

Build and launch modern financial products on Stellar — enable fast and low-cost payments, connect users to global assets, and expand your offerings with DeFi.

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Onchain updates

Discover the latest launches, ecosystem milestones, and developer updates, all happening on Stellar right now.

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Denelle Dixon

Let’s build open highways, not railroads

Infrastructure

Denelle Dixon

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Garand Tyson

Who Really Controls Your Blockchain?

Debunking crypto's decentralization myths. Learn why more validators ≠ more security, how PoS creates plutocracy, and what truly trustless consensus…

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Claire Grant

The Blueprint Comes to Life: Building the Future of Finance at Meridian 2025

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Dana Bernard

RedSwan Digital Real Estate Brings Tokenized Real Estate to the Stellar Network

Real estate is one of the most established pathways to building and preserving wealth — but access remains out of reach for many. Geographic barriers…

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Stellar Development Foundation

Circle CCTP V2 is Coming to Stellar

Circle Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 is coming to the Stellar network. This major upgrade will enhance USDC transfers across the Stellar…

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Tomer Weller

Stellar: The proving ground for real-world privacy

Stellar is the public blockchain where real-world privacy tools are being developed that balance confidentiality, openness, and compliance.

Introducing the Stellar Privacy Strategy

Network

Powered by performance

Stellar is a decentralized, public blockchain that gives anyone the tools to create experiences that are more like cash than crypto. The network is faster, cheaper, and far more energy-efficient than most blockchain-based systems.

90

+

Global Reach

Countries with cash-to-crypto ramps supported

TVL

$125M

and counting

Settlment time

9.5

Seconds

Average Fee

$0.00999

See Stellar in action

Real use cases, live today

From global remittances to tokenizing treasuries, see how organizations use Stellar to deliver real-world financial services.

Stellar for payments

Scale your payments globally and expand to new markets with 24/7 settlement on the Stellar network.

Stellar for asset tokenization

Tokenize real-world value on the network built for asset issuance.

Where defi meets the real world

Build the future of financial access on an unmatched network of real-world utility and scalable decentralized finance.

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