Stellar: A CRAZY, Crazy Surge. What’s Happening? AllinCrypto July 13, 2025
Stellar bear with the ridiculous pun is having a week straight out of the stellar playbook. Huge gains for a cryptocurrency with this kind of market cap, even during a strong week for Bitcoin. This is due to several factors, including renewed exposure from the PYUSD stablecoin. PayPal had previously announced the integration of its dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD, into the Stellar network.
That announcement brought major players back to XLM and with them, buying pressure pushing the token up over 50% in just 7 days. This suggests that, on one hand, legacy blockchains still have relevance, and on the other, that stablecoins continue to attract serious market interest.
Stellar Rises Like a Rocket: PayPal Moves Into Focus
Ian Burrill, a senior executive at PayPal, also gave his endorsement this week, confirming strong interest in future collaboration between the two groups. Although this partnership was first announced over a month ago on Stellar’s website, it has recently regained momentum and visibility.
“For years, stablecoins have been the best use case in blockchain, combining the core strengths of blockchain with the stability of fiat currencies. Cross-border payments may be the best utility for digital currencies, and integration with Stellar will help advance this technology to benefit end users.”
That was the original comment from May Zabaneh, Vice President of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at PayPal. Her statement directly highlights Stellar — a project that, in some ways, mirrors Ripple’s technology and focuses on cross-border payments, historically one of the blockchain sector’s most compelling use cases.
Blockchain technology has shown its ability to outperform traditional systems, which are typically slower and more expensive. Blockchain enables borderless transactions, free from national constraints and bureaucratic infrastructure.
PayPal? Yes, PayPal.
The digital payments giant launched PYUSD last year a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Paxos. It saw moderate adoption within the Solana ecosystem, partly thanks to platforms like Kamino.
The stablecoin sector is increasingly competitive, but this past week made one thing clear: XLM still has room to grow.
This is a race — and now more than ever — a race for market share in a space many believe is set to grow at lightning speed. Time will tell what kind of service PayPal will deliver by leveraging Stellar’s technology.
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