XLM drops 4%, lagging Bitcoin and Ether

XLM falls 4% while Bitcoin and Ether hold stronger

Stellar’s XLM fell about 4.1% over 24 hours on Oct. 14, underperforming Bitcoin and Ether. Bitcoin dropped 1.7% and Ether fell 3% in the same period. XLM’s seven‑day loss reached 7.85%, compared with 2% for Bitcoin and 5.25% for Ether.

CoinGecko’s market snapshot, updated at 4:02 p.m. ET, put XLM near $0.184 with a market capitalization of roughly $6.5 billion.

Stellar launches native Chainlink data services

The Stellar Development Foundation announced that Chainlink Data Feeds and Data Streams are now available natively on the network. The services supply market data to blockchain applications, supporting functions such as pricing collateral, calculating borrowing limits, and triggering liquidations.

Key numbers

• XLM price ≈ $0.184, market cap ≈ $6.5 billion
• 24‑hour decline ≈ 4.1%
• Seven‑day decline = 7.85%
• Bitcoin 24‑hour decline = 1.7%, seven‑day = 2%
• Ether 24‑hour decline = 3%, seven‑day = 5.25%

What the announcement says

The foundation said the integration adds infrastructure for lending and trading to a blockchain designed for financial products and payments. It described the rollout as delivering on its earlier announcement about the Chainlink Scale program. The foundation also reported that ecosystem applications are adopting the services at launch, including for stablecoin reference rates.

What is confirmed

• XLM price and market cap per CoinGecko snapshot on Oct. 14 at 4:02 p.m. ET.
• Percentage declines for XLM, Bitcoin, and Ether over 24 hours and seven days.
• Launch date of Chainlink Data Feeds and Data Streams on Stellar.

Why this matters

Adding native Chainlink data feeds gives Stellar’s DeFi applications direct access to reliable market data, which can improve price discovery and risk management for financial products on the network.

Sources

• The Defiant