Bell testnet vote on November 3: What it means for the Stellar price

Published on 10/28/2026 at 07:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Bell includes quantum-safe contract checks and millisecond ledger timing. Stellar price is 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, up 0.27 percent.

Protocol changes and network activity

Stellar validators face a testnet vote on November 3, 2026, for the proposed Bell upgrade.
The Stellar Development Foundation introduced Bell on October 20, 2026, with changes for smart accounts and ledger timing.
The Stellar price stands at 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, 0.27 percent above the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026.
The network processed 14.16 million transactions over 24 hours on October 23, 2026.

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Stellar (XLM) has a testnet validator vote set for November 3, 2026, for Bell, Protocol 30, a proposed network upgrade. The Stellar price stands at 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, up 0.27 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026.

Bell proposes three changes for November 3

The Stellar Development Foundation introduced Bell on October 20, 2026. According to Stellar, the proposal includes muxed contract addresses, which let one smart contract distinguish customers through an identifier, post-quantum signature verification for smart contracts, and millisecond ledger timing.

The testnet vote is scheduled for November 3, 2026, at 1700 UTC, while the mainnet vote is scheduled for November 23, 2026, at 1700 UTC. The dates are subject to change, and the upgrade takes effect only if validators approve it, according to the Stellar upgrade guide.

14.16 million transactions on October 23

Stellar processed 14.16 million transactions over 24 hours on October 23, 2026, with an average fee of 0.00012 USD, according to Pluang. The figure measures transaction activity, while Bell's proposed changes address smart-account functions, contract signatures, and ledger data.

The upgrade guide says software developers and infrastructure operators need updated Protocol 30 components before the November 3, 2026, testnet vote and the November 23, 2026, mainnet vote. The proposed changes therefore involve network compatibility work in addition to the validator decisions.

XLM market rank is 17

The Stellar price is 0.16933 USD as of October 28, 2026, according to Investing.com. That is 0.27 percent above the UTC daily close of October 27, 2026. The daily high is 0.16980 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 0.16662 USD. Investing.com lists Stellar's market capitalization at 5.95 billion USD, ranking it 17th, and 24-hour volume at 106.40 million USD. Circulating supply is 35.23 billion XLM.