Stellar’s CBDC Breakthrough Lifts XLM to $1.20 in 2025
XLM Surges to $1.20 with CBDC Adoption Stellar (XLM) is shining bright in March 2025, reaching $1.20—a 300% jump since January—as its blockchain becomes a hub for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). With lightning-fast payments and global reach, Stellar is bridging fiat and crypto. What’s behind this rally, and can XLM sustain it? Here’s Stellar’s 2025 story. CBDCs Propel Stellar Forward Stellar’s strength—transactions settling in under 5 seconds for $0.0001, per Stellar Expert—has made it a CBDC favorite. In February 2025, the European Central Bank piloted a digital euro on Stellar, processing $1 billion in test volume. Nigeria expanded its eNaira on Stellar, with $500 million in monthly transactions, doubling since 2024. A January deal with Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb’s Lightnet has integrated XLM into Southeast Asian remittances, cutting costs by 70%. Stellar’s TVL has hit $3 billion, per DefiLlama, with stablecoin pairs like USDC-XLM driving $2 billion in daily trades on...