Stellar Posted 86% Developer Growth in Q1 2026 as XLM Price Still Lags

Stellar logged 86% year-over-year growth in total developers in Q1 2026, reaching 4,400+ builders worldwide and extending a 171% expansion over three years. In the same quarter, the network surpassed $2 billion in tokenized real-world assets and processed $5.5 billion in payment volume, while XLM traded at $0.151521 at 06:57 UTC on May 17, 2026. Weekly indicators cited in the report show bearish bias from Parabolic SAR, with RSI near historically watched levels on both XLMUSD and XLMBTC.