Stellar (XLM) Surges 60% in 7 Days Amid Breakout and Partnerships 

Stellar (XLM) is gaining strong bullish momentum, rising over 1.9% in the past 24 hours and 61% in the last day, topping $0.4725.

This marks a significant technical breakout backed by institutional signals and strategic leadership moves, with broader altcoin momentum further fueling gains.

Strategic hires and institutional traction fuel rally

On July 16, the Stellar Development Foundation announced the hiring of two high-profile executives: José Fernández da Ponte, former blockchain lead at PayPal, and Jason Karsh, formerly with Block and Coinbase. Da Ponte’s background in developing PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD aligns with Stellar’s long-term vision of regulated cross-border payments. Confidence in the network’s future was further boosted after Franklin Templeton tokenized $446 million worth of U.S. Treasuries on Stellar’s blockchain—an endorsement of the platform’s growing role in real-world asset infrastructure.

Technical breakout confirms bullish bias

Stellar’s chart shows a clean break above the $0.47 resistance, now turned support. The move aligns with the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at $0.445. Technical indicators also confirm the momentum: the Relative Strength Index (RSI) sits at 82.64, suggesting overbought territory, while the MACD histogram remains positive. Support levels are now clustered between $0.413 and $0.315, where both simple and exponential moving averages provide a technical floor.

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Broader altcoin rally provides tailwinds

Bitcoin’s surge to $123,000 has reinvigorated altcoin trading volumes and liquidity, providing the perfect environment for projects like Stellar to attract fresh capital. However, with overbought metrics flashing, traders are eyeing Bitcoin dominance—which currently hovers below 62%—for signs of whether Stellar can extend its rally or face short-term pullbacks.

Kosta Gushterov

Kosta has been working in the crypto industry for over 4 years. He strives to present different perspectives on a given topic and enjoys the sector for its transparency and dynamism. In his work, he focuses on balanced coverage of events and developments in the crypto space, providing information to his readers from a neutral perspective.