Stellar Lumens' PayPal News Jump

And: 'Superman' wins weekend box office.

July 14, 2025

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Stellar Lumens' PayPal News Jump

Stellar Lumens $XLM.X ( ▲ 9.83% ) is taking full advantage of the recent cryptocurrency market rally with a 25% (wow!) surge on Sunday.

Details: Transaction volume on the Stellar network is soaring, and that is thanks to two recent developments.

  • Futures open interest has jumped to its highest level since January, revealing growing demand for the native crypto of the Stellar network.

  • The platform DeFi Llama also reportedly showed that stablecoin supply in Stellar’s network jumped to a record high.

Price: Zooming out, Stellar Lumens is up 92% in the last 30 days.

Powering the Story: About 30 days ago, it was announced that PayPal $PYPL ( ▼ 5.73% ) plans to make its stablecoin available on the Stellar network. This has boosted the price of Stellar Lumens (the native crypto of the Stellar network) in the last month.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: The trend of crypto organizations partnering with traditional finance and fintech companies, as seen with Stellar’s recent partnership with PayPal, reflects a broader movement toward mainstream adoption and real-world utility for digital assets.

  • These partnerships are happening because of an increased demand for fast and affordable payments, stablecoin integrations, and to build regulatory trust.

  • The trend is largely positive for the crypto sector, as it bridges the gap between digital assets and real-world finance, making blockchain technology more accessible and useful for everyday consumers and businesses.

  • The potential risks of these partnerships include more centralization and stricter regulations in the future, although many argue that these regulations are needed.

Final Thoughts: It’s great that Stellar Lumens is up so much, but keep in mind that investing in altcoins can be risky.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Fastenal (Nasdaq: FAST), Simulations Plus (Nasdaq: SLP), FB Financial (NYSE: FBK), Equity Bancshares (NYSE: EQBK).

Notable IPOs Today: Tortoise Capital Series Trust (NYSE: TBLU), Profusa, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: PFSA), Almonty Industries Inc. Common Shares (Nasdaq: ALM).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Vegetable + Butcher (Wefunder).

Notable Economic Events Today: N/A.

'Superman' Wins Weekend Box Office

Keep an eye on Warner Bros Discovery’s $WBD ( ▲ 0.69% ) stock price today. Its film “Superman” was the top movie at the box office over the weekend, with $122 million in domestic ticket sales to become the third-largest opening weekend of 2025.

Final Thoughts: Shares of Warner Bros Discovery are up 10.04% this year.

XRP’s RICH Miner Partnership

The price of XRP $XRP.X ( ▲ 7.08% ) jumped about 3% on Sunday after it was announced that cloud mining platform RICH Miner has launched a cloud mining service that uses XRP to activate with one click.

Final Thoughts: XRP is up 33% in the last 30 days.

Musk Invests in Musk: SpaceX to Invest $2 Billion Into Elon Musk’s xAI (Wall Street Journal)

Here Today, Gone Tomato: US tomato prices could jump as soon as Monday (CNN)

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