Key Growth Metrics and Network Activity
Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar, reported that during the third quarter of 2025, they have experienced explosive growth. The Stellar network reported an astonishing 700% quarterly increase in smart contract invocations, accompanied by 37% growth in full-time developers.
This momentum is reinforced by the volume of real-world assets (RWA), which reached $5.4 billion in the quarter, positioning Stellar as the fourth most active blockchain. Dixon stated that the “momentum is measurable and it’s accelerating,” a sentiment backed by key integrations like the launch of PayPal USD (PYUSD) and Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 on the network.
Future Outlook and Challenges
The market will now watch how these metrics, driven by the recent Whisk (Protocol 23) update and the new partnership with Pantera Capital, impact the ecosystem. The challenge will be to convert this growing network activity, which surpassed 100 million smart contract transactions in August, into sustained value for the XLM token, which is trading around $0.305.
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