Curve Finance Expands Beyond EVM, Launches on Stellar Blockchain
Curve Finance has deployed natively on Stellar, marking its first expansion outside the EVM ecosystem.
Curve Finance has deployed natively on Stellar, marking its first expansion outside the EVM ecosystem. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $2,322.98. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by The Block, with live market data added, as of Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:07 UTC.
This deployment expands Curve's reach beyond the EVM ecosystem for the first time, potentially increasing Stellar's DeFi activity and diversifying Curve's user base. It also highlights growing interoperability between blockchain ecosystems.
- Curve Finance has launched on Stellar mainnet, its first non-EVM deployment.
- Stellar's DeFi TVL rose 19.7% in the past week to $229.69M.
- The move could boost Stellar's DeFi ecosystem and diversify Curve's platform.
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- Curve Finance Expands Beyond EVM, Launches on Stellar Blockchain — this brief
Curve Finance, a leading decentralized exchange for stablecoins, has launched on the 
Stellar mainnet, marking its first native deployment outside the 
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ecosystem. This move is significant as it represents Curve's strategic expansion beyond EVM-compatible blockchains.
The deployment on Stellar aims to leverage the network's low transaction fees and fast settlement times, which could attract new users and liquidity to the platform. This is particularly relevant given Stellar's recent growth in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity.
According to DeFiLlama, Stellar's total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has increased by 19.7% in the past week to $229.69 million, while Curve's TVL stands at $1.27 billion, down 2.7% over the same period. This suggests that Stellar's DeFi ecosystem is gaining momentum.
The broader crypto market remains in a state of consolidation, with the total market cap at $2.76 trillion and 
Bitcoin trading at $37,031, down 1.46% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum, the primary EVM blockchain, is also down 1.70% to $2,324.11.
The launch on Stellar could be a strategic move by Curve to diversify its platform and reduce dependency on the EVM ecosystem. It also underscores the growing trend of interoperability between different blockchain networks.
Since this brief published about 1 hour ago, Ethereum (ETH) has moved from $2,324.11 to $2,322.98 — -0.05%.
The chart plots ETH's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 ETH ≈ ₦3.21M (about $2,322.98), down 1.5% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.7% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 29, 2026.
TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Curve Finance Expands Beyond EVM, Launches on Stellar Blockc — questions & answers
Why did Curve Finance choose to launch on Stellar?
The deployment leverages Stellar's low fees and fast settlement, aiming to attract new users and liquidity.
How does this affect Stellar's DeFi ecosystem?
The move could boost Stellar's DeFi activity, as evidenced by its 19.7% weekly TVL increase to $229.69M.
What is Curve's current TVL?
Curve's TVL is $1.27 billion, down 2.7% over the past week.
How much is 1 Ethereum worth in naira today?
About ₦3.21M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $2,322.98. The naira price moves with both ETH's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Ethereum in naira page for any amount.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from The Block. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.