XLMStellar: history, founders and key events
From Jul 31, 2014 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timelineLatest close in our data: $0.1867 (Coinbase Exchange XLM/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Origin story
Stellar was launched in July 2014 by Jed McCaleb, a co founder of Ripple and the founder of Mt. Gox, together with lawyer Joyce Kim. It started as a fork of Ripple's code and is run by the nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation.
In 2015 Stellar switched to its own Stellar Consensus Protocol, designed by David Mazieres of Stanford. The network focuses on cheap cross border payments and issuing assets such as stablecoins.
Founders: Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim; run by the nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation.
Source: Binance XLM/USDT daily closes 2018-05-31 to 2019-03-13; Coinbase Exchange XLM/USD daily closes 2019-03-14 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Jul 31, 2014launch
Stellar launches
Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim launch Stellar. - May 31, 2018milestone
First daily close in our data $0.2957 (Binance XLM/USDT daily close, 2018-05-31)
Our sourced XLM price history begins on this day. - Nov 4, 2019milestone
SDF burns 55 billion XLM $0.0795 (Coinbase Exchange XLM/USD daily close, 2019-11-04)
More than half of all lumens are destroyed. - May 11, 2021rally
Highest close in our data $0.7357 (Coinbase Exchange XLM/USD daily close, 2021-05-11)
The highest daily close for XLM in our price history. - Dec 31, 2022crash
Lowest close after the peak $0.07101 (Coinbase Exchange XLM/USD daily close, 2022-12-31)
The lowest XLM close in our data after its highest close. - Feb 20, 2024upgrade
Soroban smart contracts $0.1177 (Coinbase Exchange XLM/USD daily close, 2024-02-20)
Stellar adds a smart contract platform.
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Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.