Stellar Answers Crypto's Doubters in Real Life
From November 2022 to April 2023, Stellar met doubt with uses anyone could check, from aid in Ukraine to a regulated fund.
#StellarIRL
- +35%XLM, Dec. 15, 2022, to April 1, 2023Bitcoin: +60%
- $0.1121XLM's high in this case, April 1, 2023
- 4 of 4Busiest Wikipedia days in the span that were campaign daysNov. 14, 2022, to April 20, 2023
At a glance
- Dennis created #StellarIRL, by his account, and the tag tied aid in Ukraine, cash in and cash out, and a regulated fund into one story.
- XLM rose 35% from the UNHCR launch to April 1, 2023, its high in this case; Bitcoin rose 60%.
- The four busiest days for Wikipedia's Stellar article in the span were all campaign days.
A line from the boss
Ryan Dennis posted a line from his chief executive on Nov. 15, 202216. Denelle Dixon ran the Stellar Development Foundation, where Dennis led public relations and communications. "I've been before Congress three or four different times, and every single time I am there to talk about the use cases," Dixon had told Morning Brew.
Crypto prices sat near their lows that winter. XLM traded at $0.0831 at 00:00 UTC on Dec. 15, 2022, and touched $0.0713 on Jan. 1, 2023, its low in this case9.
The foundation's answer was evidence. Each launch in this case put Stellar to work on something a reader could verify independently.
A tag for real life
Dennis created #StellarIRL, shorthand for in real life, by his own account. Stellar's own account first used it on Nov. 14, 2022, in a thread about a payments company called Fonbnk11. His personal tagged posts started a month later, on Dec. 15, the day of the UNHCR launch1718. "Keeping it real. #StellarIRL," he wrote.
From then through April 2023, the tag ran on at least 11 of his posts2124. Stellar's account used it on launches too, from the aid program to Coinme1215.
Aid in Ukraine
UNHCR started a pilot on Dec. 15, 2022, paying people displaced by the war in Ukraine in USDC, a dollar stablecoin, on Stellar1. The pilot began in three cities: Kyiv, Lviv and Vinnytsia.
Stellar's account announced the program that morning and tagged it #StellarIRL12. A few hours later, the same account posted four words: "No hype. Just utility."13
The press followed within a day. Fortune and Decrypt published the story on Dec. 15, and Cointelegraph followed on Dec. 16234. Dennis shared the headlines with the tag, including The Washington Post's question: "The U.N. is sending Ukrainians aid in crypto. Should it?"20 His personal reaction came the same week. "Been in blockchain for a long time. Never thought I would be as excited about it as I am this week," Dennis wrote19.
WIRED returned to the program three months later, under the headline "In Ukraine, Crypto Finds a Purpose"6.
Cash in, cash out
Coinme, a cash-to-crypto service, added USDC on Stellar on March 28, 2023, and Stellar's announcement spelled out the reach14. "This unlocks the ability for millions of Americans to cash in and out of USDC with low fees at thousands of Coinme-enabled locations in the US!" the account wrote14. Dennis posted his own version the same afternoon22. "Thrilling days for @StellarOrg and @Coinme. USDC now reaches many more," he wrote.
A fund on a public chain
Franklin Templeton said on March 31, 2023, that its on-chain U.S. government money fund had passed $270 million in assets7. XLM reached $0.1121 at 00:00 UTC on April 1, its first daily reading after the announcement and its highest in this case9.
Dixon carried the policy argument that spring. Fortune interviewed her on April 17, and Dennis posted her words the same day823. "Why don't we actually work together to create some regulation that's principles-based that's going to allow technology to flourish," Dixon said.
Eight moments, one tag
How did the tag travel? Each moment below sets Stellar's own posts, Dennis's posts and the press side by side, in date order.
The use-case line
Dennis posts Dixon's line about Congress. A day earlier, Stellar's account starts #StellarIRL, the tag Dennis created, by his account.1116
Stellar@StellarOrg "I think this is an opportunity for solutions like ours, in combination with Stellar, to make a big difference and help the next two billion humans join the digital financial world," says @fonbnk1 CEO @cduffus. (3/3) #StellarIRL:
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis “I’ve been before Congress three or four different times, and every single time I am there to talk about the use cases.”
- XLM $0.0831
Aid in Ukraine, in USDC
UNHCR starts its pilot in Kyiv, Lviv and Vinnytsia. Fortune and Decrypt run it the same day; Cointelegraph follows.12341213
Stellar@StellarOrg Just announced: @RESCUEorg and @StellarOrg announced a first-of-its-kind blockchain-powered aid disbursement system available today in Ukraine. #StellarIRL …
Stellar@StellarOrg No hype. Just utility.
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis Keeping it real. #StellarIRL
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis Coindesk: "United Nations Taps @StellarOrg Blockchain to Aid War-Impacted Ukrainians" … via @coindesk #StellarIRL
- UNHCRUNHCR launches pilot Cash-Based Intervention Using Blockchain Technology for Humanitarian Payments to people displaced and impacted by the war in Ukraine
- FortuneUN to send displaced Ukrainians USDC to convert into local currencies
- DecryptUN Taps Stellar Blockchain to Send War-Impacted Ukrainians USDC Stablecoins
- CointelegraphStellar partners with UNHCR to give Ukrainian refugees cash via USDC
- XLM $0.0818
The press asks the question
Dennis shares The Washington Post's headline with the tag, and a line of his own.192021
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis The Washington Post: "The U.N. is sending Ukrainians aid in crypto. Should it?" … #StellarIRL
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis Been in blockchain for a long time. Never thought I would be as excited about it as I am this week. #StellarIRL
- XLM $0.0752
Latin America
Cointelegraph quotes Dennis on crypto adoption in Latin America.5
- CointelegraphThe driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
“Argentina is becoming a hub for bringing tech development and resources to Latin America from the rest of the world.” Ryan Dennis
- CointelegraphThe driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
- XLM $0.0884
WIRED looks back
WIRED returns to the aid program three months on.6
- WIREDIn Ukraine, Crypto Finds a PurposeDennis worked with industry partners to secure this coverage. Dennis’s account
- XLM $0.0928
Cash in, cash out
Coinme adds USDC on Stellar at thousands of U.S. locations.141522
Stellar@StellarOrg We’re so excited to announce @Coinme’s integration of USDC on Stellar! This unlocks the ability for millions of Americans to cash in and out of USDC with low fees at thousands of Coinme-enabled locations in the US! #StellarIRL …
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis Thrilling days for @StellarOrg and @Coinme. USDC now reaches many more. Tens of thousands of locations in the US with easier cash in, cash out than ever. …
- XLM $0.106
- XLM $0.107
The policy case
Fortune interviews Dixon. Dennis posts her call for principles-based rules.823
Ryan Dennis@xryandennis “Why don’t we actually work together to create some regulation that’s principles-based that’s going to allow technology to flourish” - @DenelleDixon …
- FortuneFuture of Finance: Stellar's Dixon hopeful of 'meaningful regulation in the U.S. around stablecoins' soonDennis worked with industry partners to secure this coverage. Dennis’s account
What the numbers did
XLM rose 35% from the UNHCR launch to April 1, 2023, and 57% from its Jan. 1 low9. Bitcoin rose 60% from Dec. 15 to April 1. On April 20, the date of the campaign's last tagged post, XLM stood 18% above its Dec. 15 price, and Bitcoin stood 62% above its own.
XLM peaked at $0.1121 on April 1, 2023, 35% above its UNHCR launch price
Price change from Dec. 15, 2022, Stellar lumens and Bitcoin, daily at 00:00 UTC
Read every day as a table
| Date | XLM price | XLM change since Dec. 15, 2022 | Bitcoin price | Bitcoin change since Dec. 15, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1, 2022 | $0.0903 | +8.6% | $17,187 | −3.5% |
| Dec. 2, 2022 | $0.0878 | +5.6% | $16,973 | −4.7% |
| Dec. 3, 2022 | $0.0886 | +6.6% | $17,147 | −3.7% |
| Dec. 4, 2022 | $0.0868 | +4.4% | $16,923 | −5.0% |
| Dec. 5, 2022 | $0.0882 | +6.1% | $17,133 | −3.8% |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | $0.0871 | +4.8% | $16,973 | −4.7% |
| Dec. 7, 2022 | $0.0863 | +3.9% | $17,090 | −4.0% |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | $0.0845 | +1.6% | $16,849 | −5.4% |
| Dec. 9, 2022 | $0.0858 | +3.2% | $17,257 | −3.1% |
| Dec. 10, 2022 | $0.0853 | +2.6% | $17,142 | −3.7% |
| Dec. 11, 2022 | $0.0854 | +2.8% | $17,126 | −3.8% |
| Dec. 12, 2022 | $0.0841 | +1.2% | $17,101 | −4.0% |
| Dec. 13, 2022 | $0.0843 | +1.4% | $17,180 | −3.5% |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | $0.0841 | +1.1% | $17,767 | −0.2% |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | $0.0831 | +0.0% | $17,809 | +0.0% |
| Dec. 16, 2022 | $0.0818 | −1.6% | $17,329 | −2.7% |
| Dec. 17, 2022 | $0.0748 | −10.1% | $16,650 | −6.5% |
| Dec. 18, 2022 | $0.0760 | −8.6% | $16,784 | −5.8% |
| Dec. 19, 2022 | $0.0768 | −7.6% | $16,743 | −6.0% |
| Dec. 20, 2022 | $0.0734 | −11.7% | $16,426 | −7.8% |
| Dec. 21, 2022 | $0.0761 | −8.4% | $16,916 | −5.0% |
| Dec. 22, 2022 | $0.0752 | −9.6% | $16,815 | −5.6% |
| Dec. 23, 2022 | $0.0757 | −8.9% | $16,830 | −5.5% |
| Dec. 24, 2022 | $0.0754 | −9.2% | $16,792 | −5.7% |
| Dec. 25, 2022 | $0.0746 | −10.3% | $16,849 | −5.4% |
| Dec. 26, 2022 | $0.0741 | −10.8% | $16,838 | −5.5% |
| Dec. 27, 2022 | $0.0753 | −9.5% | $16,896 | −5.1% |
| Dec. 28, 2022 | $0.0742 | −10.8% | $16,702 | −6.2% |
| Dec. 29, 2022 | $0.0718 | −13.6% | $16,543 | −7.1% |
| Dec. 30, 2022 | $0.0720 | −13.4% | $16,643 | −6.5% |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | $0.0725 | −12.8% | $16,609 | −6.7% |
| Jan. 1, 2023 | $0.0713 | −14.2% | $16,541 | −7.1% |
| Jan. 2, 2023 | $0.0727 | −12.5% | $16,616 | −6.7% |
| Jan. 3, 2023 | $0.0738 | −11.2% | $16,674 | −6.4% |
| Jan. 4, 2023 | $0.0738 | −11.3% | $16,676 | −6.4% |
| Jan. 5, 2023 | $0.0739 | −11.1% | $16,855 | −5.4% |
| Jan. 6, 2023 | $0.0730 | −12.2% | $16,829 | −5.5% |
| Jan. 7, 2023 | $0.0752 | −9.6% | $16,957 | −4.8% |
| Jan. 8, 2023 | $0.0759 | −8.8% | $16,952 | −4.8% |
| Jan. 9, 2023 | $0.0772 | −7.1% | $17,075 | −4.1% |
| Jan. 10, 2023 | $0.0796 | −4.2% | $17,195 | −3.4% |
| Jan. 11, 2023 | $0.0797 | −4.1% | $17,448 | −2.0% |
| Jan. 12, 2023 | $0.0816 | −1.8% | $17,997 | +1.1% |
| Jan. 13, 2023 | $0.0817 | −1.7% | $18,870 | +6.0% |
| Jan. 14, 2023 | $0.0848 | +2.0% | $19,942 | +12.0% |
| Jan. 15, 2023 | $0.0873 | +5.0% | $20,923 | +17.5% |
| Jan. 16, 2023 | $0.0883 | +6.2% | $20,906 | +17.4% |
| Jan. 17, 2023 | $0.0879 | +5.8% | $21,174 | +18.9% |
| Jan. 18, 2023 | $0.0865 | +4.0% | $21,138 | +18.7% |
| Jan. 19, 2023 | $0.0827 | −0.5% | $20,719 | +16.3% |
| Jan. 20, 2023 | $0.0845 | +1.7% | $21,087 | +18.4% |
| Jan. 21, 2023 | $0.0890 | +7.1% | $22,706 | +27.5% |
| Jan. 22, 2023 | $0.0904 | +8.8% | $22,770 | +27.9% |
| Jan. 23, 2023 | $0.0912 | +9.7% | $22,744 | +27.7% |
| Jan. 24, 2023 | $0.0946 | +13.9% | $22,942 | +28.8% |
| Jan. 25, 2023 | $0.0905 | +8.9% | $22,612 | +27.0% |
| Jan. 26, 2023 | $0.0927 | +11.5% | $23,172 | +30.1% |
| Jan. 27, 2023 | $0.0922 | +10.9% | $23,033 | +29.3% |
| Jan. 28, 2023 | $0.0927 | +11.6% | $23,062 | +29.5% |
| Jan. 29, 2023 | $0.0929 | +11.8% | $23,008 | +29.2% |
| Jan. 30, 2023 | $0.0946 | +13.8% | $23,786 | +33.6% |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | $0.0901 | +8.4% | $22,859 | +28.4% |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | $0.0909 | +9.4% | $23,165 | +30.1% |
| Feb. 2, 2023 | $0.0924 | +11.1% | $23,757 | +33.4% |
| Feb. 3, 2023 | $0.0920 | +10.7% | $23,520 | +32.1% |
| Feb. 4, 2023 | $0.0930 | +11.8% | $23,446 | +31.7% |
| Feb. 5, 2023 | $0.0931 | +12.0% | $23,346 | +31.1% |
| Feb. 6, 2023 | $0.0912 | +9.7% | $22,973 | +29.0% |
| Feb. 7, 2023 | $0.0891 | +7.2% | $22,787 | +28.0% |
| Feb. 8, 2023 | $0.0921 | +10.8% | $23,259 | +30.6% |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | $0.0912 | +9.7% | $22,956 | +28.9% |
| Feb. 10, 2023 | $0.0857 | +3.0% | $21,814 | +22.5% |
| Feb. 11, 2023 | $0.0858 | +3.2% | $21,644 | +21.5% |
| Feb. 12, 2023 | $0.0865 | +4.1% | $21,894 | +22.9% |
| Feb. 13, 2023 | $0.0852 | +2.5% | $21,777 | +22.3% |
| Feb. 14, 2023 | $0.0853 | +2.6% | $21,808 | +22.5% |
| Feb. 15, 2023 | $0.0861 | +3.5% | $22,223 | +24.8% |
| Feb. 16, 2023 | $0.0903 | +8.6% | $24,336 | +36.7% |
| Feb. 17, 2023 | $0.0872 | +4.9% | $23,744 | +33.3% |
| Feb. 18, 2023 | $0.0909 | +9.3% | $24,618 | +38.2% |
| Feb. 19, 2023 | $0.0923 | +11.0% | $24,643 | +38.4% |
| Feb. 20, 2023 | $0.0907 | +9.1% | $24,285 | +36.4% |
| Feb. 21, 2023 | $0.0944 | +13.6% | $24,781 | +39.2% |
| Feb. 22, 2023 | $0.0949 | +14.1% | $24,417 | +37.1% |
| Feb. 23, 2023 | $0.0925 | +11.3% | $24,146 | +35.6% |
| Feb. 24, 2023 | $0.0912 | +9.7% | $23,945 | +34.5% |
| Feb. 25, 2023 | $0.0894 | +7.5% | $23,188 | +30.2% |
| Feb. 26, 2023 | $0.0882 | +6.1% | $23,169 | +30.1% |
| Feb. 27, 2023 | $0.0892 | +7.3% | $23,541 | +32.2% |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | $0.0886 | +6.6% | $23,516 | +32.0% |
| March 1, 2023 | $0.0873 | +5.0% | $23,122 | +29.8% |
| March 2, 2023 | $0.0883 | +6.2% | $23,627 | +32.7% |
| March 3, 2023 | $0.0878 | +5.6% | $23,477 | +31.8% |
| March 4, 2023 | $0.0859 | +3.4% | $22,359 | +25.6% |
| March 5, 2023 | $0.0841 | +1.1% | $22,348 | +25.5% |
| March 6, 2023 | $0.0831 | −0.0% | $22,445 | +26.0% |
| March 7, 2023 | $0.0837 | +0.7% | $22,418 | +25.9% |
| March 8, 2023 | $0.0829 | −0.2% | $22,210 | +24.7% |
| March 9, 2023 | $0.0818 | −1.6% | $21,701 | +21.9% |
| March 10, 2023 | $0.0772 | −7.2% | $20,368 | +14.4% |
| March 11, 2023 | $0.0781 | −6.0% | $20,128 | +13.0% |
| March 12, 2023 | $0.0791 | −4.9% | $20,516 | +15.2% |
| March 13, 2023 | $0.0830 | −0.1% | $22,130 | +24.3% |
| March 14, 2023 | $0.0847 | +1.8% | $24,179 | +35.8% |
| March 15, 2023 | $0.0884 | +6.3% | $24,771 | +39.1% |
| March 16, 2023 | $0.0841 | +1.2% | $24,417 | +37.1% |
| March 17, 2023 | $0.0852 | +2.4% | $25,174 | +41.4% |
| March 18, 2023 | $0.0880 | +5.9% | $27,454 | +54.2% |
| March 19, 2023 | $0.0858 | +3.3% | $27,145 | +52.4% |
| March 20, 2023 | $0.0879 | +5.7% | $28,134 | +58.0% |
| March 21, 2023 | $0.0868 | +4.4% | $27,942 | +56.9% |
| March 22, 2023 | $0.0967 | +16.3% | $28,274 | +58.8% |
| March 23, 2023 | $0.0913 | +9.8% | $27,469 | +54.2% |
| March 24, 2023 | $0.0931 | +12.0% | $28,468 | +59.9% |
| March 25, 2023 | $0.0893 | +7.4% | $27,651 | +55.3% |
| March 26, 2023 | $0.0914 | +10.0% | $27,678 | +55.4% |
| March 27, 2023 | $0.0923 | +11.1% | $28,020 | +57.3% |
| March 28, 2023 | $0.0928 | +11.7% | $27,174 | +52.6% |
| March 29, 2023 | $0.0978 | +17.7% | $27,296 | +53.3% |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.102 | +22.6% | $28,361 | +59.3% |
| March 31, 2023 | $0.106 | +27.9% | $28,077 | +57.7% |
| April 1, 2023 | $0.112 | +34.8% | $28,506 | +60.1% |
| April 2, 2023 | $0.108 | +30.4% | $28,515 | +60.1% |
| April 3, 2023 | $0.107 | +28.3% | $28,237 | +58.6% |
| April 4, 2023 | $0.107 | +28.3% | $27,810 | +56.2% |
| April 5, 2023 | $0.106 | +27.8% | $28,228 | +58.5% |
| April 6, 2023 | $0.107 | +28.8% | $28,190 | +58.3% |
| April 7, 2023 | $0.106 | +27.0% | $28,040 | +57.5% |
| April 8, 2023 | $0.106 | +27.9% | $27,937 | +56.9% |
| April 9, 2023 | $0.104 | +25.6% | $27,978 | +57.1% |
| April 10, 2023 | $0.105 | +25.9% | $28,363 | +59.3% |
| April 11, 2023 | $0.105 | +26.8% | $29,664 | +66.6% |
| April 12, 2023 | $0.105 | +26.5% | $30,256 | +69.9% |
| April 13, 2023 | $0.104 | +24.7% | $29,902 | +67.9% |
| April 14, 2023 | $0.106 | +26.9% | $30,399 | +70.7% |
| April 15, 2023 | $0.107 | +28.9% | $30,497 | +71.2% |
| April 16, 2023 | $0.107 | +28.4% | $30,334 | +70.3% |
| April 17, 2023 | $0.107 | +29.3% | $30,311 | +70.2% |
| April 18, 2023 | $0.104 | +25.2% | $29,461 | +65.4% |
| April 19, 2023 | $0.106 | +27.0% | $30,385 | +70.6% |
| April 20, 2023 | $0.0978 | +17.6% | $28,847 | +62.0% |
Public attention landed on campaign days. Between Nov. 14, 2022, and April 20, 2023, Wikipedia's article on Stellar drew 108 readers on its median day10. Its four busiest days in that span were all campaign days. Nov. 16, the week #StellarIRL started, drew 172. March 31, the fund's milestone, drew 169. Dec. 15, the UNHCR launch, drew 168, and Nov. 15 drew 166.
Wikipedia's four busiest Stellar days of the campaign were all campaign days
Readers of the English Wikipedia article on Stellar, Nov. 14, 2022, to April 20, 2023, against its median day
Source: Wikimedia [10].
Read the chart as a table
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Median day in the span | 108 readers |
| Nov. 15, 2022 | 166 readers |
| Nov. 16, 2022: #StellarIRL week | 172 readers |
| Dec. 15, 2022: UNHCR launch | 168 readers |
| March 31, 2023: fund passes $270M | 169 readers |
Behind the scenes
Four choices stand out in the public record, and each one is a communications decision with a visible trace.
- Proof over adjectives. Every tagged post pointed at a use someone could check121421.
- A tag of his own. By his account, Dennis created #StellarIRL, and both Stellar's account and its spokesperson carried it1517.
- Third-party headlines as evidence. Dennis shared CoinDesk and Washington Post headlines with the tag1820.
- The chief executive's own words. Dixon's lines carried the policy case1623.
His public part shows in the sources too. Cointelegraph quoted him on crypto in Latin America on Dec. 22, 20225. "Argentina is becoming a hub for bringing tech development and resources to Latin America from the rest of the world," Dennis said. By his own account, he worked with industry partners on the fund's story and secured the Fortune and WIRED coverage68.
What the record leaves open
XLM trailed Bitcoin over the same months, gaining 35% against Bitcoin's 60% to April 19. Prices move for many reasons. The record shows timing, and the cause stays with the reader.
What would a skeptic ask? The aid pilot started in three cities1, and a use case at that scale makes a strong story and a small market. Readers can weigh both.
Questions for discussion
- Why might a hashtag about real life persuade a skeptic better than a technical claim?
- How should a foundation pick which use cases to put in front of the press?
- When the market falls, what should a brand say about price?
- You lead Stellar's communications in May 2023. Pick the next use case to tag, and explain why.
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Sources
- 1. UNHCR, “UNHCR launches pilot Cash-Based Intervention Using Blockchain Technology for Humanitarian Payments to people displaced and impacted by the war in Ukraine,” Dec. 15, 2022.
- 2. Fortune, “UN to send displaced Ukrainians USDC to convert into local currencies,” Dec. 15, 2022.
- 3. Decrypt, “UN Taps Stellar Blockchain to Send War-Impacted Ukrainians USDC Stablecoins,” Dec. 15, 2022.
- 4. Cointelegraph, “Stellar partners with UNHCR to give Ukrainian refugees cash via USDC,” Dec. 16, 2022.
- 5. Cointelegraph, “The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022,” Dec. 22, 2022.
- 6. WIRED, “In Ukraine, Crypto Finds a Purpose,” March 15, 2023.
- 7. Franklin Templeton, “Franklin Templeton Announces the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund Surpasses USD270 Million in Assets Under Management,” March 31, 2023.
- 8. Fortune, “Future of Finance: Stellar's Dixon hopeful of 'meaningful regulation in the U.S. around stablecoins' soon,” April 17, 2023.
- 9. DefiLlama, “Coins chart, daily series, XLM and Bitcoin, at 00:00 UTC,” Oct. 17, 2026.
- 10. Wikimedia, “Daily pageviews, Stellar (payment network), English Wikipedia,” Oct. 17, 2026.
- 11. Stellar (@StellarOrg) on X, “I think this is an opportunity for solutions like ours (3/3) #StellarIRL,” Nov. 14, 2022.
- 12. Stellar (@StellarOrg) on X, “Just announced: @RESCUEorg and @StellarOrg announced a first-of-its-kind blockchain-powered aid disbursement system,” Dec. 15, 2022.
- 13. Stellar (@StellarOrg) on X, “No hype. Just utility.,” Dec. 15, 2022.
- 14. Stellar (@StellarOrg) on X, “We're so excited to announce @Coinme's integration of USDC on Stellar,” March 28, 2023.
- 15. Stellar (@StellarOrg) on X, “Experience the benefits of USDC on Stellar through @Coinme #StellarIRL,” March 30, 2023.
- 16. Ryan Dennis (@xryandennis) on X, “I've been before Congress three or four different times,” Nov. 15, 2022.
- 17. Ryan Dennis (@xryandennis) on X, “Keeping it real. #StellarIRL,” Dec. 15, 2022.
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- 24. X, “Search: #StellarIRL,” Oct. 17, 2026.