Stellar records 94,972 active addresses: What it means for the Stellar price
Published on 10/28/2026 at 13:30 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSNetwork activity and upgrade dates
- A daily activity reading reached 94,972 addresses on October 2, 2026.
- Stellar DeFi recorded 273 million USD in total value locked on October 2, 2026.
- The Stellar price stands at 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, 0.27 percent above the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026.
- A testnet upgrade vote is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
Stellar (XLM) recorded 94,972 daily active addresses on October 2, 2026, according to Blockonomi. The Stellar price stands at 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, up 0.27 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026.
Stellar activity reached 94,972 addresses on October 2
The October 2, 2026 reading covers daily active addresses, a measure of accounts that interacted with the network during the measurement period. The same report said Stellar DeFi reached 273 million USD in total value locked, while active real-world assets stood at 2.82 billion USD. Total value locked measures assets deposited in decentralized applications.
The report attributed the figures to DeFiLlama and said decentralized exchanges recorded 3.38 million USD in daily trading volume on October 2, 2026. XLM is used for transaction fees, account reserves and smart contract storage rent on the network, according to the report.
Bell votes are set for November 3 and November 23
Stellar's next scheduled protocol step is Bell, also called Protocol 30. The official Stellar Development Foundation schedule sets a testnet upgrade vote for November 3, 2026, at 1700 UTC and a mainnet upgrade vote for November 23, 2026, at 1700 UTC, according to Stellar Development Foundation.
The proposed package includes smart-account changes, post-quantum signature verification and millisecond ledger timing, according to the same October 20, 2026 announcement. A separate October 25, 2026 report from Coinotag said the network processed 14.16 million transactions on October 23, 2026, with an average fee of 0.00012 USD.
Stellar price data shows a 0.27 percent daily gain
According to Investing.com, the Stellar price is 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, up 0.27 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026. The daily high is 0.16980 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 0.16662 USD. Market capitalization is 5.95 billion USD, ranking Stellar 17th, while 24-hour volume is 106.40 million USD. Circulating supply is 35.23 billion XLM.
Stellar by the numbers on October 28, 2026
- Cryptocurrency: Stellar
- Ticker: XLM
- Price (as of October 28, 2026): 0.16933 USD
- Change vs. UTC daily close of October 27, 2026: +0.27 percent
- Daily high / daily low (UTC day): 0.16980 USD / 0.16662 USD
- Market capitalization: 5.95 billion USD (rank 17)
- 24-hour volume: 106.40 million USD
- Circulating supply: 35.23 billion XLM
- Next substantiated date: Bell testnet upgrade vote on November 3, 2026
