In pursuit of that mission, in 2019 the SDF adopted a formal mandate to use the XLM entrusted to us to build, promote, and strengthen the Stellar network and ecosystem. That core mandate hasn't changed. Six years later, the tools, strategies, and focus areas necessary to fulfill it have evolved significantly as Stellar's real-world usage has grown. Today, we're updating our mandate framework to reflect how we're allocating resources in 2025 and beyond.

An Updated Mandate for a Growing Stellar Ecosystem

Explore the executive summary detailing the root cause of a network incident, its technical terms, and lessons learned to prevent future bugs.

State archival issue post-mortem

Stellar Development Foundation and other entities representing $10 Trillion in annual stablecoin volume form Blockchain Payments Consortium to standardize digital asset transactions.

Stellar Development Foundation Joins Blockchain Payments Consortium as Founding Member

Stellar’s Q3 2025 webinar spotlights record growth in RWAs, DeFi, and developer activity — plus enterprise milestones from Visa, MoneyGram, PayPal’s PYUSD, and more. Watch the full recording.

Q3 2025: Scaling What Works. Growing Stronger.

Stellar, the open, permissionless blockchain with a 10-year track record of powering real-world financial applications, has announced plans to join the Chainlink Scale program and integrate Chainlink’s Data Feeds, Data Streams, and the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to expand how developers and institutions can use trusted data and cross-chain connectivity on Stellar. 

Stellar to join Chainlink Scale and adopt Data Feeds, Data Streams, and CCIP to Power Next-Gen DeFi Applications

Let’s build open highways, not railroads

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

Real estate is one of the most established pathways to building and preserving wealth — but access remains out of reach for many. Geographic barriers and high entry costs limit access to this investment class within traditional markets. Despite a global market valued at $379.7 trillion globally, market entryways remain limited. 

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

Circle Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 is coming to the Stellar network. This major upgrade will enhance USDC transfers across the Stellar ecosystem, which already supports the natively issued USDC.

Circle CCTP V2 is Coming to Stellar

For the first time in the US government’s history, the Department of Commerce has begun putting economic data on the Stellar network. Quarterly GDP data onchain means that there is now an immutable and publicly auditable record of this economic data.

Department of Commerce Posts GDP Data on Stellar

Meet the ZARC Coin, TD Markets Exchange's South African Rand backed asset that can generate returns of up to 7.5% APY.  Ideal for remittances, global payouts, and wealth preservation to ensure local economies have access to digital currencies.

Introducing the ZARC Coin, a South African Rand Pegged Asset to the Stellar Network

You read that right - Stable is hot. Or at least it was during ETHCC in Cannes. The weather brought the heat, and so did we: Stable Summer.

Stable is Hot

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We’re excited to unveil the new look and feel for SDF. We thought it was time to spotlight what really matters to us – the people building on the network and all the people we are building for.

Down to Earth: A Brand to Match Our Mission

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

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

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