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Allium's onchain analysis of Stellar as institutional financial infrastructure for global settlement, tokenized assets, treasury management, and protocol-native compliance—with onchain evidence from 2023 to 2026.

Blockchain technology has the potential to be transformational for the global financial system. However, blockchain gained a reputation as a potential environmental risk due to broadly-stated headlines about its energy-intensive mining processes. But a deeper analysis of blockchain technologies revealed that blockchain protocols are not the same, and each may have varying levels of environmental impact.

As blockchain technology adoption becomes more widespread, regulators are looking for assurances that blockchains are environmentally sustainable. In 2022, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) commissioned PwC to develop a framework to evaluate the environmental sustainability of blockchains and apply the framework to benchmark the environmental footprint of the Stellar network.

Instant liquidity. Reduced costs. Unlock new payment use cases. PayFi is the future of payment financing and it's happening on Stellar. Read Messari's analysis of the PayFi Ecosystem Analysis report and understand how blockchain technology is accelerating the adoption of PayFi applications.

The 'A Guide to Stellar' provides a comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the Stellar blockchain ecosystem, offering insights into its features, functionalities, and potential applications.

Financial inclusion remains a significant challenge, with over 1.4 billion people (24% of the world’s adult population) lacking access to essential financial services. Financial service providers are increasingly interested in understanding their social handprint – or their impact on society – both to understand how they can contribute to financial inclusion and economic development, as well as help drive sustained business growth. For some financial solutions, blockchain networks may be a catalyst for achieving a positive social handprint while also helping drive sustained business outcomes. As with any technological innovation, the need for robust governance and responsible design principles are key to successful implementation. The contents of this report: The Stellar Development Foundation commissioned PwC to develop a global financial inclusion framework (“the Framework”) to help understand and assess the factors that can render services or products financially inclusive. Financial service providers can use the Framework and contents of this report to help assess and enhance their social handprints. Based on the financial inclusion dimensions defined in the Framework, this report also explores the role that blockchain-based solutions can play in advancing digital financial inclusion, as well as suggested priorities for the blockchain industry to enhance its social handprint.

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has developed a comprehensive guide for policymakers to consider technology options for CBDCs.

The Stellar network combines the power of a frictionless, blockchain-based pathway for cross-border payments, with local partners to provide on and off-ramps to the world’s currencies.

Cash-to-crypto on-and-off-ramps serve as an important access point to the digital asset economy. The Stellar Development Foundation commissioned The Block to evaluate this overlooked method of fiat-to-crypto on-and-off-ramping

The 'Built on Stellar: Case Studies' guidebook showcases real-world examples and success stories of innovative projects leveraging the Stellar blockchain for transformative financial and technological solutions.

The 'Efficient by Design' guidebook explores how Stellar's architecture and consensus mechanism contribute to its remarkable efficiency and scalability as a blockchain platform.