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In 2014, [[Jed McCaleb]], founder of [[Mt. Gox]] and co-founder of [[Ripple Labs|Ripple]], launched the network system Stellar with former lawyer Joyce Kim. Before the official launch, McCaleb formed a website called "Secret Bitcoin Project" seeking alpha testers.<ref name="wsj">{{cite |
In 2014, [[Jed McCaleb]], founder of [[Mt. Gox]] and co-founder of [[Ripple Labs|Ripple]], launched the network system Stellar with former lawyer Joyce Kim. Before the official launch, McCaleb formed a website called "Secret Bitcoin Project" seeking alpha testers.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/07/31/mt-gox-ripple-founder-unveils-stellar-a-new-digital-currency-project/|title=Mt. Gox, Ripple Founder Unveils Stellar, a New Digital Currency Project|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=31 July 2014 }}</ref> The nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation was created in collaboration with [[Stripe (company)|Stripe]] CEO [[Patrick Collison]] and the project officially launched that July. Stellar received $3 million in seed funding from Stripe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/07/31/stripe-launches-bitcoin-challenger-gives-it-away-for-free/|title=New Bitcoin challenger launches}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/stripe-takes-on-bitcoin-with-rival-digital-currency-stellar-1.1887360 |title= Stripe takes on bitcoin with rival digital currency Stellar |author= Michael del Castillo |date=5 August 2014 |publisher=The Irish Times |access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref> Stellar was released as a decentralized payment network and protocol with a native currency, stellar. At its launch, the network had 100 billion stellars. 25 percent of those would be given to other non-profits working toward financial inclusion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/07/31/payment-processor-stripe-launches-a-new-currency-the-stellar/|title=Payment processor Stripe helps launch a new currency, the Stellar|date=31 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/keith-rabois-stellar-foundation-2014-7|title=PayPal's Cofounder Is Supporting A New Non-Profit That Will Tackle The Vision PayPal 'Never Accomplished'|website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref> Stripe received 2 percent or 2 billion of the initial stellar in return for its seed investment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/31/stripe-backs-non-profit-decentralized-payment-network-stellar-from-mt-goxs-original-creator/|title=Stripe Backs Non-Profit Decentralized Payment Network Stellar, From Mt. Gox's Original Creator|date=31 July 2014 }}</ref> The [[cryptocurrency]], originally known as stellar, was later called Lumens or XLM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/article/2-game-changing-new-cryptocurrencies-with-serious-backing-cm907959|title=2 Game-Changing New Cryptocurrencies With Serious Backing}}</ref> In August 2014, Mercado Bitcoin, the first Brazilian bitcoin exchange, announced it would be using the Stellar network.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/08/new-digital-currency-aims-to-unite-every-money-system-on-earth/|title=New Digital Currency Aims to Unite Every Money System on Earth|magazine=Wired |last1=Metz |first1=Cade }}</ref> By January 2015, Stellar had approximately 3 million registered user accounts on its platform and its market cap was almost $15 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/stellar-asia-growth|title=Stellar rewrote the rules of cryptocurrencies. Now, users in Asia are leading its growth}}</ref> |
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The Stellar Development Foundation released an upgraded protocol with a new consensus algorithm in April 2015 which went live in November 2015.<ref>{{cite |
The Stellar Development Foundation released an upgraded protocol with a new consensus algorithm in April 2015 which went live in November 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/04/stanford-prof-builds-algorithm-internet-money/|title=An Algorithm to Make Online Currency as Trustworthy as Cash|date=8 April 2015|magazine=WIRED|publisher=Condé Nast|author=Cade Metz|access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref> The new algorithm used SCP, a cryptocurrency protocol created by [[Stanford University|Stanford]] professor David Mazières.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/536641/a-new-competitor-for-bitcoin-aims-to-be-faster-and-safer/| title=A New Competitor for Bitcoin Aims to Be Faster and Safer| author=Tom Simonite| date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> |
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Lightyear.io, a for-profit entity of Stellar, launched in May 2017 as the commercial arm of the company.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://fortune.com/2017/05/11/lightyear-blockchain/| title=Stripe-Backed Stellar Places a New Bet on Blockchain in the Developing World| author=Jeff John Roberts| date=May 11, 2017| publisher=Fortune| access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In September 2017, Stellar announced a benefits program, part of its Stellar Partnership Grant Program, which would award partners up to $2 million worth of Lumens for project development. In September 2018, Lightyear Corporation acquired Chain, Inc and the combined company was named Interstellar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-10/blockchain-startup-chain-merges-with-stellar-to-accelerate-use|title=Blockchain Startup Chain Merges With Stellar to Accelerate Use|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> |
Lightyear.io, a for-profit entity of Stellar, launched in May 2017 as the commercial arm of the company.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://fortune.com/2017/05/11/lightyear-blockchain/| title=Stripe-Backed Stellar Places a New Bet on Blockchain in the Developing World| author=Jeff John Roberts| date=May 11, 2017| publisher=Fortune| access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In September 2017, Stellar announced a benefits program, part of its Stellar Partnership Grant Program, which would award partners up to $2 million worth of Lumens for project development. In September 2018, Lightyear Corporation acquired Chain, Inc and the combined company was named Interstellar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-10/blockchain-startup-chain-merges-with-stellar-to-accelerate-use|title=Blockchain Startup Chain Merges With Stellar to Accelerate Use|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> |
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[[Deloitte]] announced its integration with Stellar in 2016 to build a cross-border payments application, Deloitte Digital Bank.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://bankinnovation.net/2016/05/deloitte-taps-blockchain-startups-to-build-new-core-banking-system/| title=Deloitte Taps Blockchain Startups to Build New Core Banking System| author=Diana Asatryan| date=May 3, 2016| publisher=Bank Innovation| access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In December 2016, it was announced that Stellar's payment network had expanded to include Coins.ph, a [[mobile payment]]s startup in the Philippines, [[ICICI Bank]] in India, African mobile payments firm [[Flutterwave]], and French remittances company Tempo Money Transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/06/fintech-stellar-blockchain-stripe-remittances/|title=Stripe-Backed Stellar Kicks Off Worldwide Money Transfers|last=FORTUNE|website=Fortune|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> |
[[Deloitte]] announced its integration with Stellar in 2016 to build a cross-border payments application, Deloitte Digital Bank.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://bankinnovation.net/2016/05/deloitte-taps-blockchain-startups-to-build-new-core-banking-system/| title=Deloitte Taps Blockchain Startups to Build New Core Banking System| author=Diana Asatryan| date=May 3, 2016| publisher=Bank Innovation| access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref> In December 2016, it was announced that Stellar's payment network had expanded to include Coins.ph, a [[mobile payment]]s startup in the Philippines, [[ICICI Bank]] in India, African mobile payments firm [[Flutterwave]], and French remittances company Tempo Money Transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/06/fintech-stellar-blockchain-stripe-remittances/|title=Stripe-Backed Stellar Kicks Off Worldwide Money Transfers|last=FORTUNE|website=Fortune|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> |
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In October 2017, Stellar partnered with [[IBM]] and [[KlickEx]] to facilitate cross-border transactions in the South Pacific region. The cross-border payment system developed by IBM includes partnerships with banks in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/stellar-jumps-20-percent-after-stripe-says-it-may-add-support-for-the-digital-coin.html|title=Stellar jumps 20% after Stripe says it may add support for the digital coin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2017/10/16/ibm-blockchain-stellar/|title=IBM and Stellar Are Launching Blockchain Banking Across Multiple Countries}}</ref> The Lumens digital currency was ranked 13th in [[market capitalization]] at the time of the IBM partnership.<ref> [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/ibm-has-a-new-blockchain-for-banks-to-speed-up-cross-border-payments.html IBM has a new blockchain for banks to speed up cross-border payments] Ryan Browne, [[CNBC]], 18 October 2017</ref> |
In October 2017, Stellar partnered with [[IBM]] and [[KlickEx]] to facilitate cross-border transactions in the South Pacific region. The cross-border payment system developed by IBM includes partnerships with banks in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/stellar-jumps-20-percent-after-stripe-says-it-may-add-support-for-the-digital-coin.html|title=Stellar jumps 20% after Stripe says it may add support for the digital coin|website=[[CNBC]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2017/10/16/ibm-blockchain-stellar/|title=IBM and Stellar Are Launching Blockchain Banking Across Multiple Countries}}</ref> The Lumens digital currency was ranked 13th in [[market capitalization]] at the time of the IBM partnership.<ref> [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/ibm-has-a-new-blockchain-for-banks-to-speed-up-cross-border-payments.html IBM has a new blockchain for banks to speed up cross-border payments] Ryan Browne, [[CNBC]], 18 October 2017</ref> |
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In December 2017, [[TechCrunch]] announced Stellar's partnership with SureRemit, a [[Nigeria]]n-based non-cash remittances platform.<ref>{{Cite web |
In December 2017, [[TechCrunch]] announced Stellar's partnership with SureRemit, a [[Nigeria]]n-based non-cash remittances platform.<ref>{{Cite web |
Revision as of 04:51, 20 November 2022
Original author(s) |
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Developer(s) | Stellar Development Foundation |
Initial release | July 31, 2014 |
Repository | |
Written in | C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Blockchain |
License | Apache License 2.0 |
Website | stellar |
Denominations | |
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Plural | lumens |
Symbol | * |
Code | XLM |
Precision | 10−7 |
Subunits | |
1⁄10000000 | stroop |
Development | |
White paper | The Stellar Consensus Protocol: A Federated Model for Internet-level Consensus[1] |
Initial release | July 31, 2014 |
Development status | Active |
Ledger | |
Circulating supply | 24 billion |
Supply limit | 50 billion |
Website | |
Website | stellar |
Stellar, or Stellar Lumens, is an open source, decentralized protocol for digital currency to fiat money low-cost transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies.[2] The Stellar protocol is supported by a Delaware nonprofit corporation, the Stellar Development Foundation, though this organization does not enjoy 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS.[3][4]
History
In 2014, Jed McCaleb, founder of Mt. Gox and co-founder of Ripple, launched the network system Stellar with former lawyer Joyce Kim. Before the official launch, McCaleb formed a website called "Secret Bitcoin Project" seeking alpha testers.[5] The nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation was created in collaboration with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and the project officially launched that July. Stellar received $3 million in seed funding from Stripe.[6][7] Stellar was released as a decentralized payment network and protocol with a native currency, stellar. At its launch, the network had 100 billion stellars. 25 percent of those would be given to other non-profits working toward financial inclusion.[8][9] Stripe received 2 percent or 2 billion of the initial stellar in return for its seed investment.[10] The cryptocurrency, originally known as stellar, was later called Lumens or XLM.[11] In August 2014, Mercado Bitcoin, the first Brazilian bitcoin exchange, announced it would be using the Stellar network.[12] By January 2015, Stellar had approximately 3 million registered user accounts on its platform and its market cap was almost $15 million.[13]
The Stellar Development Foundation released an upgraded protocol with a new consensus algorithm in April 2015 which went live in November 2015.[14] The new algorithm used SCP, a cryptocurrency protocol created by Stanford professor David Mazières.[15]
Lightyear.io, a for-profit entity of Stellar, launched in May 2017 as the commercial arm of the company.[16] In September 2017, Stellar announced a benefits program, part of its Stellar Partnership Grant Program, which would award partners up to $2 million worth of Lumens for project development. In September 2018, Lightyear Corporation acquired Chain, Inc and the combined company was named Interstellar.[17]
In 2021, Franklin Templeton launched the first “tokenised” US mutual fund using Stellar.[18]
Usage
In 2015, it was announced that Stellar was releasing an integration into Vumi, the open-sourced messaging platform of the Praekelt Foundation in South Africa.[19] Vumi uses cellphone talk time as currency using the Stellar protocol.[20] Stellar partnered with cloud-based banking software company Oradian in April 2015 to integrate Stellar into Oradian's banking platform to add microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nigeria.[21][22]
Deloitte announced its integration with Stellar in 2016 to build a cross-border payments application, Deloitte Digital Bank.[23] In December 2016, it was announced that Stellar's payment network had expanded to include Coins.ph, a mobile payments startup in the Philippines, ICICI Bank in India, African mobile payments firm Flutterwave, and French remittances company Tempo Money Transfer.[24]
In October 2017, Stellar partnered with IBM and KlickEx to facilitate cross-border transactions in the South Pacific region. The cross-border payment system developed by IBM includes partnerships with banks in the area.[25][26] The Lumens digital currency was ranked 13th in market capitalization at the time of the IBM partnership.[27]
In December 2017, TechCrunch announced Stellar's partnership with SureRemit, a Nigerian-based non-cash remittances platform.[28]
On January 6, 2021, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine announced cooperation and partnership with Stellar in development of Ukraine digital infrastructure, after which Stellar value increased by 40%.[29]
Ecosystem
Stellar has an active community ecosystem and supports projects that utilize the Stellar Network with the Stellar Community Fund.[30]
Overview
Stellar is an open-source protocol for exchanging money or tokens using the Stellar Consensus Protocol.[1] The platform's source code is hosted on GitHub.
Servers run a software implementation of the protocol, and use the Internet to connect to and communicate with other Stellar servers. Each server stores a ledger of all the accounts in the network. 3 nodes are operated by the Stellar Development Foundation, in conjunction with 21 other organizations, providing for a total of 66 validator nodes.[31] Transactions among accounts occur not through mining but rather through a consensus process among accounts in a quorum slice.[32] The current network fee is 100 stroops, equivalent to 0.00001 XLM.[33]
See also
References
- ^ a b Mazieres, David (25 February 2016). "The Stellar Consensus Protocol: A Federated Model for Internet-level Consensus" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Ben Dickson (January 30, 2018). "Can blockchain democratize education? This startup seems to think so". The Next Web. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Stellar FAQ". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Jillian D’onfro (31 July 2014). "PayPal's Cofounder Is Supporting A New Non-Profit That Will Tackle The Vision PayPal 'Never Accomplished'". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Mt. Gox, Ripple Founder Unveils Stellar, a New Digital Currency Project". Wall Street Journal. 31 July 2014.
- ^ "New Bitcoin challenger launches".
- ^ Michael del Castillo (5 August 2014). "Stripe takes on bitcoin with rival digital currency Stellar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Payment processor Stripe helps launch a new currency, the Stellar". 31 July 2014.
- ^ "PayPal's Cofounder Is Supporting A New Non-Profit That Will Tackle The Vision PayPal 'Never Accomplished'". Business Insider.
- ^ "Stripe Backs Non-Profit Decentralized Payment Network Stellar, From Mt. Gox's Original Creator". 31 July 2014.
- ^ "2 Game-Changing New Cryptocurrencies With Serious Backing".
- ^ Metz, Cade. "New Digital Currency Aims to Unite Every Money System on Earth". Wired.
- ^ "Stellar rewrote the rules of cryptocurrencies. Now, users in Asia are leading its growth".
- ^ Cade Metz (8 April 2015). "An Algorithm to Make Online Currency as Trustworthy as Cash". WIRED. Condé Nast. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Tom Simonite (April 15, 2015). "A New Competitor for Bitcoin Aims to Be Faster and Safer".
- ^ Jeff John Roberts (May 11, 2017). "Stripe-Backed Stellar Places a New Bet on Blockchain in the Developing World". Fortune. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Blockchain Startup Chain Merges With Stellar to Accelerate Use". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ Laura Noonan (2021) ‘Blockchain-powered breakthrough on mutual fund’, Financial Times, December 10. https://www.ft.com/content/fd57521c-a2e9-415b-9c4f-4f74b4587f9e
- ^ Biz Carson (5 February 2015). "Stellar, South African nonprofit to bring digital savings to young girls". GigaOm. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Tom Simonite (20 February 2015). "Bitcoin-Inspired Digital Currency to Power Mobile Savings App". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Karen Webster (2 March 2015). "Stellar and Solving the Unexpected Tragedy of the Financial System". PYMENTS.com. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Paul Vigna (28 February 2015). "Stellar Takes a Step Into the Microfinance World". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Diana Asatryan (May 3, 2016). "Deloitte Taps Blockchain Startups to Build New Core Banking System". Bank Innovation. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ FORTUNE. "Stripe-Backed Stellar Kicks Off Worldwide Money Transfers". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "Stellar jumps 20% after Stripe says it may add support for the digital coin". CNBC.
- ^ "IBM and Stellar Are Launching Blockchain Banking Across Multiple Countries".
- ^ IBM has a new blockchain for banks to speed up cross-border payments Ryan Browne, CNBC, 18 October 2017
- ^ Jake, Bright. "Africa's SureRemit joins the tokenized race to win the global remittance market". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Мінцифра співпрацюватиме зі Stellar Development Foundation над розвитком ринку віртуальних активів". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Stellar Community Fund".
- ^ "Stellarbeat.io - Stellar network visibility". stellarbeat.io. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ Tom Simonite (15 April 2015). "A New Competitor for Bitcoin Aims to Be Faster and Safer". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ contributors, Stellar org and. "Transaction Fees, Minimum Balances, and Surge Pricing | Stellar Developers". www.stellar.org. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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