XLM price rose 15.5% on May 28, outpacing every other asset in the CoinMarketCap top 100. Midnight (NIGHT) came in second with a 3.79% gain, followed by edgeX at 2.36% and JUST at 1.92%.
The rally followed news that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, which manages over $114 trillion in stocks, ETFs, and Treasuries, plans to work with the Stellar Development Foundation to tokenize DTC-held assets on Stellar’s public blockchain. The integration is expected in the first half of 2027.
The market responded quickly, with Stellar coin recording $815 million in 24-hour trading volume, an 816.45% increase. This pushed the volume-to-market cap ratio to 14.26%, based on its $5.72 billion market cap.
DTCC Chooses Stellar to Bring Tokenized Wall Street Assets On-Chain
On May 27, Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon confirmed the integration, highlighting benefits like faster settlement, more asset mobility, longer trading hours, cost savings, and lower counterparty risk. The partnership will also support the full asset lifecycle, including corporate actions and reporting.
Co-founder Jed McCaleb also supported the move, saying Stellar is one of the best blockchains for real-world applications. This partnership advances DTCC’s multi-chain strategy, a plan made possible by the SEC’s December 2025 no-action letter.
Network data shows that Stellar was already active before the deal. According to RWA.xyz, Stellar now has 65 active real-world assets. The value of distributed assets is $1.83 billion, up 14.69% in the past 30 days. The represented asset value remains steady at $579.71 million, the number of RWA holders grew 7.54% to 12,459, and the 30-day RWA transfer volume rose 67.04% to $278.46 million.
Over the past 30 days, stablecoin transfer volume reached $3.29 billion, a 16.11% increase. The stablecoin market cap is $227.08 million across 631,810 holders, though it fell by 25.55% over this period. RWA infrastructure was already growing, and DTCC’s involvement has expanded its potential.
XLM Price Breaks Pattern as Moving Averages Align Below Support
XLM’s daily chart had been compressing inside a descending wedge since the July 2025 peak near $0.50, each bounce making a lower high while the base crept upward.
The DTCC announcement broke this pattern. Now, ten out of twelve tracked moving averages signal a Buy. The EMA10 at $0.1546, EMA50 at $0.1587, and EMA100 at $0.1683 are all below the current price, creating demand zones where buyers may step in if the price pulls back.
However, two moving averages remain as sell signals: EMA200 at $0.1963 and SMA200 at $0.1906. Both are above the current price at which previous sales occurred. The ADX reading of 18.97 indicates the trend is not yet strong. The price spike was sharp, but more momentum is needed for a clear direction.
At the time of writing, XLM was trading around $0.17, down from the session high of $0.1808. Based on the current technical setup, the next key supply zone lies between $0.190 and $0.196, where the 200-period averages meet and where previous sellers may return.
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