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Created: 2025-07-17 05:01:18 UTC

🚨 Major Talent Joins Stellar $XLM ! 🚨

Big news for the Stellar ecosystem!

José Fernández da Ponte — former Head of Blockchain at PayPal 💳 and mastermind behind the PYUSD stablecoin — is now President & Chief Growth Officer at the Stellar Development Foundation! 🙌

💬 “If you're working on financial inclusion, there's no better place than Stellar,” he says.
🔧 He’s joining to build at the infrastructure layer — helping stablecoins and blockchain apps scale globally.

Also joining: Jason Karsh, former exec at Block, Coinbase, and as SDF's Chief Marketing Officer — ready to amplify Stellar’s global presence.

✨ With partners like MoneyGram & Franklin Templeton, Stellar continues its real-world mission to make finance more inclusive.

#Stellar #XLM #CryptoNews #Web3 #Blockchain #PayPal

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