How much does 1 XLM cost today?

As of right now, 1 XLM costs $0.30 CAD. The price is updated live from CoinGecko and changes throughout the day based on global trading activity.

How do I buy Stellar in Canada?

Canadians can buy Stellar on regulated Canadian exchanges such as Bitbuy, Newton, NDAX, Wealthsimple Crypto, and Shakepay. Stellar is also available on major international exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance) and as spot ETFs in some cases. Always confirm the platform is registered with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) before depositing funds.

How is Stellar taxed in Canada?

In Canada, the CRA treats cryptocurrency as a commodity rather than a currency. Selling, trading, or spending Stellar triggers a capital gain or loss — 50% of which is taxable as income at your marginal rate. If you trade Stellar frequently or as a business, the CRA may treat profits as 100% taxable business income. Keep detailed records of every transaction, including date, amount, fair market value in CAD, and counterparty.

Is Stellar a good investment?

This page does not provide investment advice. Stellar is a volatile asset — historical price swings have included gains and losses of more than 50% within single calendar years. Before investing, understand your time horizon, risk tolerance, and only invest what you can afford to lose. Consider using our DCA Simulator to test how dollar-cost-averaging into Stellar would have performed historically.

Stellar uses a Stellar Consensus Protocol (federated Byzantine agreement) consensus mechanism, so it cannot be staked directly in the same way as proof-of-stake coins like Ethereum or Solana. Some platforms offer "earn" or lending products that pay yield on Stellar, but these carry counterparty risk.

Stellar Price (XLM)

Rank #17 by market cap

            CA$0.30
        

24H Change -1.35%

7D Change +23.22%

Market Cap $10.12B

24H Volume $1.14B

24H High CA$0.32

24H Low CA$0.28

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About Stellar

A low-cost payment network designed for financial inclusion and cross-border transfers.

Stellar (XLM) is a payments-focused blockchain launched in 2014 by Jed McCaleb (also a Ripple co-founder) and Joyce Kim. Stellar was built to enable fast, low-cost cross-border transfers and is particularly focused on financial inclusion in developing markets. The Stellar Consensus Protocol achieves finality in 3-5 seconds with minimal energy usage.

Stellar powers remittance services (including MoneyGram's USDC settlement layer), international payroll, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots in multiple countries. The Stellar Development Foundation has active partnerships in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. XLM is the native token used to pay small transaction fees.

Key facts

Category	Payments / Cross-Border Transfers
Launched	2014
Consensus	Stellar Consensus Protocol (federated Byzantine agreement)
Supply	Capped at 50 billion XLM. No new issuance — SDF burned 55 billion tokens in 2019.
Founder	Jed McCaleb, Joyce Kim
Official site	https://stellar.org