Stellar CEO Breaks Silence on 700% XLM Contracts' Growth as Adoption Soars

Stellar Development Foundation CEO and Executive Director Denelle Dixon has revealed stunning growth for the XLM network in Q3, 2025.

According to Dixon, the numbers from Q3, 2025, are "proof that real-world adoption is here," more notably as the Stellar network reported a 700% increase from Q2 in smart contract invocations.

Dixon revealed that the Stellar network saw 37% growth in full-time developers alongside a 700% quarterly increase in smart contract invocations. Stellar also saw growth in real-world assets in the past quarter, with $5.4 billion in RWA volume.

Dixon revealed that the Stellar network saw 37% growth in full-time developers, alongside a 700% quarterly increase in smart contract invocations. Stellar also saw a significant increase in real-world assets in the last quarter, reaching $5.4 billion volume.

Chainspect has ranked Stellar as the fourth most active blockchain. "The momentum is measurable and it's accelerating," Dixon added.

In August, Stellar surpassed 100 million smart contract transactions in remarkable growth milestone.

Other Q3 milestones

Stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) arrived on the Stellar network in September, expanding the stablecoin's reach.

PYUSD is built on the Stellar Asset Contract (SAC) and is natively compatible with Stellar smart contract protocols, making integration simple for builders and businesses.

Stellar Development Foundation and Pantera Capital announced a partnership in September to accelerate the growth and success of the Stellar ecosystem.

Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 arrived on the Stellar network, improving interoperability and usage.

Whisk (Protocol 23), which brings some of the biggest network improvements since Stellar launched smart contracts, was also deployed. At press time, Stellar's XLM token was trading at $0.305.