Stellar price in focus ahead of Bell Protocol 30 vote
Published on 11/07/2026 at 07:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSStellar Faces A Key Upgrade Vote
- Bell Protocol 30 is scheduled for a Stellar mainnet validator vote on November 23, 2026.
- The upgrade would add muxed contract addresses, post-quantum signature verification for smart contracts and millisecond ledger timing.
- MetaMask made Stellar a default network on October 29, expanding direct access to XLM and Stellar-based assets.
- XLM was quoted at 0.15 USD at 06:07 UTC on November 7, 2026.
The Stellar price was quoted at 0.15 USD at 06:07 UTC on November 7, 2026, according to Perplexity Finance. The same quote showed a market capitalization of 4,967,254,393 USD and 24-hour volume of 112,676,784 XLM. Its reported 52-week range was 0.14 to 0.34 USD. The quote was timestamped in UTC; it corresponds to 07:07 Berlin time.
Bell Vote Sets The Near-Term Focus
Stellar's next major protocol event is the scheduled mainnet vote for Bell, Protocol 30, on November 23, 2026, at 17:00 UTC. The date and conditions are described by the Stellar Development Foundation, which notes that the upgrade takes effect only if validators approve it.
Bell contains three proposed changes. CAP-84 introduces muxed contract addresses for smart contracts, allowing one contract to distinguish multiple customer balances through a new address format. CAP-87 enables smart contracts to verify ML-DSA post-quantum signatures, while network transaction signatures remain Ed25519 for now. CAP-88 changes the ledger clock to millisecond precision, creating a technical basis for potentially faster ledger timing in later upgrades. The changes mean wallets, exchanges, indexers and other infrastructure must update their software and ledger-data handling.
Access Expands Through MetaMask
A separate development arrived on October 29, when MetaMask announced that Stellar had become a default network in its mobile and extension products. According to MetaMask, existing accounts receive a Stellar address derived from the existing recovery phrase, and users can hold, send and swap XLM, trustline assets and Soroban tokens. This broadens wallet access, but it does not by itself establish additional demand for XLM or guarantee a price response.
What XLM Holders Should Watch
The upcoming validator decision is the immediate network milestone. Approval would move Bell from its scheduled vote into implementation, while a delay or failure would leave the proposed changes pending. For investors, the distinction matters: the upgrade's technical objectives may improve the network's suitability for smart-account and payments applications, but the current Stellar price still reflects broader crypto-market conditions as well as project-specific developments. The 52-week range also indicates that the current quote remains materially below the reported annual high.
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