Stellar unveils fee-free network that hit 7.02 million payments per second in early benchmarks
Stellar's fee-free network could revolutionize transaction costs and scalability, but its integration with the mainnet remains uncertain.
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What happened
Stellar’s fee-free network could revolutionize transaction costs and scalability, but its integration with the mainnet remains uncertain.
Reported details
- Stellar’s fee-free network could revolutionize transaction costs and scalability, but its integration with the mainnet remains uncertain.
- Early benchmarks reached 7.02 million payments per second across eight machines inside a single validator, and the foundation says it has not decided how the network will relate to Stellar
Why this matters
This reads as a change in infrastructure rather than a move in price, and that distinction decides what is worth verifying: whether the underlying record moved, or only the interface around it. If a ledger, custodian or settlement term is unchanged, then anything built on top of it behaves the same too, however the announcement is framed. Subject of the report: Stellar.
Evidence boundary
On Stellar, the scope is limited to what the linked 2 reports state, and where they diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance; the headline figure is what to check first.
What to verify
If Stellar points at a contract or a chain, verify the deployed address and version there. If it describes an internal or corporate change with no on-chain component, the chain is the wrong place to look.
Sources and editorial check time
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Crypto Briefing RWA: https://cryptobriefing.com/stellar-fee-free-network-7-million-tps/
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The Defiant Live: https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/stellar-unveils-fee-free-network-processing-7-million-transactions-per-second
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Editorial source check time: 2026-10-28T11:34:37.483Z
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