Stellar

Payments Firm Wirex Launching 26 Stablecoins on the Stellar Blockchain
U.K.-licensed payments platform Wirex is launching 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on the Stellar blockchain network.

IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar's XLM Cryptocurrency
Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.

Stellar Foundation Hires Mozilla Exec as Its New CEO
The Stellar Foundation has hired former Mozilla exec Denelle Dixon to be its new CEO as founder Jed McCaleb moves to a tech role.

Coinsquare Acquires Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange StellarX
Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has acquired decentralized exchange StellarX and will seek to license it in Bermuda.

SatoshiPay Integrates Blockchain Payments for Major European Publisher
Micropayments startup SatoshiPay has partnered with Europe's largest digital publisher to integrate blockchain payments for content.

McCaleb’s Comeback: Breakups, Breakdowns and Stellar’s Big Break-Out
CoinDesk profiles Jed McCaleb, the early cryptocurrency evangelist who created Stellar, now the world's sixth-largest coin by market cap.

Stellar Gets Another Boost With TokenSoft ICO Services Expansion
In the latest good news for the crypto project, TokenSoft says it is launching support for token sales built on the Stellar network.

Interstellar Arrives: Visa, Citi-Backed Chain Acquired By Stellar Startup
An acquisition that finds two of crypto's leading entrepreneurs teaming to back the world's sixth-largest blockchain has been confirmed.

IBM Debuts Stellar-Powered 'Blockchain World Wire' Payments System
IBM is taking its long-in-the-works blockchain-based payment system out of beta, with the launch of a product called Blockchain World Wire.

IBM Is Helping Launch a Price-Stable Crypto With FDIC-Insured Funds
The latest attempt to create a crypto pegged to the U.S. dollar, or stablecoin, combines 21st-century technology with an invention from the 1930s.

