STELLAR LUMENS XLM
Why We Called It Stellar LUMENS
By: Joyce Kim
“When Jed and I started this journey in 2014, we weren't thinking about tickers or trading pairs. We were thinking about a system that was rotting from within — slow, extractive, designed to serve institutions while ordinary people paid the price. We saw a financial infrastructure built on layers of intermediaries, each taking their cut, each adding delay, each holding power over money that wasn't theirs.
We believed humanity was ready for something else.
The next step.
Evolution.
We called it Lumens for a reason.
A lumen is a unit of light.
Not harsh.
Not blinding.
Just enough brightness to see the path forward. That's what we wanted to build — illumination in a space that had been kept deliberately dark. The hidden ledgers. The hidden controls.
The hidden truth that your money was never truly yours — just permissioned to you by systems you never chose.
Stellar was the network. The rails. The infrastructure. But Lumens — that was the light that traveled across it. Value moving as freely as information. No borders. No gatekeepers. No one standing between you and what belongs to you.
Jed came from Ripple. He knew the technology worked. But he also knew that replacing one centralized system with another wasn't evolution — it was repetition. We wanted something different. Something that put control where it belonged: in your hands.
The word "Lumens" sounded warm. Human. Not like a banking app. Like something that represented what came next.
Our dream was simple and enormous: A civilization that no longer begged permission to move its own value. Where transparency wasn't a feature but a foundation. Where the system served the people, not the other way around. We weren't building a better bank. We were building what came AFTER the banks.
We imagined a world where individuals held their own keys. Where communities governed their own liquidity. Where the old architecture of control — correspondent banking, settlement delays, arbitrary fees — simply became irrelevant. Not through revolution. Through evolution. By building something so clearly better that the old system would fade like a dream at sunrise.
I don't claim to know what governments or militaries have constructed in secret. But I know what we were building in the open: a foundation for what must come. What we are fighting for. A system where value is ours. Where control rests with the many, not the few. Where civilization takes its next step
— from permission to sovereignty,
— from opacity to transparency,
— from extraction to circulation.
That is what Lumens represented. Not a currency. A signal. A beacon indicating that something new was possible. That we didn't have to accept the system we inherited. That we could build our own.
We were naive in some ways. We believed that if we built something truly open, the world would recognize it. We didn't anticipate the speculation, the distractions, the inflation pools, the centralization theater. We learned. We adapted.
But the core vision never changed.
This is about evolution. About growing up as a species. About recognizing that we have outgrown the systems that raised us — systems built for slower times, smaller worlds, less capable technology. We now have the tools to do better. To move value as easily as we move ideas. To trust mathematics instead of institutions. To take control into our own hands, collectively and individually.
That's why we called it Stellar Lumens. Not for the charts. Not for the exchanges. For the next chapter of human civilization. For everyone who looked at the old system and knew — felt in their bones — that we were capable of something better.
The light was always the point. The light was always yours.
- Kim Joyce Co-founder, Stellar
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BREAKING 🚨: Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the Deep State.
1. “Immediately reissue my 2020 executive order, restoring the President's authority to remove rogue bureaucrats.”
2. “Clean out all of the corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus.”
3. “Totally reform FISA courts which are so corrupt that the judges seemingly do not care when they're lied to in warrant applications.”
4. “Expose the hoaxes and abuses of power that have been tearing our country apart.”
5. “Launch a major crackdown on government leakers who collude with the fake news to deliberately we false narratives and to subvert our government and our democracy.”
6. “Make every Inspector General's office independent and physically separated from the departments they oversee so they do not become the protectors of the deep state.”
7. “Ask Congress to establish an independent auditing system to continually monitor our intelligence agencies to ensure they are not spying on our citizens or running disinformation campaigns against the American people, or that they are not spying on someone's campaign like they spied on my campaign.”
8. “Continue the effort launched by the Trump administration to move parts of the sprawling federal bureaucracy to new locations outside the Washington Swamp.”
9. “Work to ban federal bureaucrats from taking jobs at the companies they deal with and that they regulate.”
10. “Push a constitutional amendment to oppose term limits on members of Congress.”
I tolerate my democrat friends and family but, you see it your way and I see it my way. I'm not you and you're not me. You see Trump's arrogance, I see Trump's confidence. You see Trump's nationalism, I see Trump's patriotism. You hear Trump's unsophisticated words, I hear Trump's honesty. You see Trump's racism, I see Trump's words being misconstrued and twisted by the media daily to fit their narrative. You see Trump as a Republican, I see Trump as a Patriot. You see Trump as a dictator, I see Trump as a leader. You see Trump as an Authoritarian, I see Trump as the only one willing to fight for our freedoms. You see Trump as childish, I see Trump as a fighter, unwilling to cave in to the lies. You see Trump as an unpolished politician, I see Trump as a breath of fresh air. You think Trump hates immigrants, l know Trump is married to an immigrant. You see Trump putting an end to immigration in America, I see Trump welcoming immigrants to America LEGALLY. You see Trump's cages at the border, I see Obama's cages at the border. You see Trump with a struggling economy, I see Trump with an amazing economy until the Democrats shut it down. You see the violence in the streets and call it "Trump's America", I see the violence in the streets of Democratic run cities who have refused Trump's help and call it "Leftist America." You wanted someone more Presidential, I'm happy we HAVE someone who finally doesn't just talk the talk but actually walks the walk. You and I? We see things very differently! And that's OK!!
😖💥 THE PI NETWORK DILEMMA: STAY SILENT FOR THE LONG GAME OR PUSH PIONEERS TO THEIR LIMITS? 😵💫
Honestly, after following Pi Network from the very beginning and analyzing every move to help the community understand the bigger picture, there are times when I genuinely get a headache because of the way the Core Team (CT) operates. 🤯
Most crypto projects are different. Every time the community becomes anxious, starts debating when Open Mainnet will happen, or argues over unrealistic numbers like the 314k GCV, the development team usually steps in immediately to clarify the situation and calm everyone down.
➤ But what about Pi CT?
They seem to believe that "silence is golden" — or more accurately, they simply ignore the noise, allowing the community to argue among themselves day and night without offering an official explanation.
➤ 1. THE FRUSTRATION OF BEING AN ANALYST IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INFORMATION STORM
Creating analytical content for the community sometimes feels completely powerless.
People need clear answers so they don't remain confused and can make informed decisions.
Yet the people who created this entire ecosystem choose to stay hidden, remaining remarkably indifferent to short-term public pressure.
No matter how loud the community becomes, they remain silent, offering virtually no official clarification.
➤ 2. DECODING THE SILENCE: A BRUTAL STRATEGY OR SIMPLE INABILITY?
Many people wonder why they operate this way.
Is it arrogance?
A lack of professionalism?
Or is it an extremely sophisticated psychological strategy?
🔹 Perhaps they intentionally use silence as a community filter, naturally eliminating those who lack patience while keeping only those who truly believe in the long-term vision of the ecosystem.
🔹 But this prolonged silence also forces millions of Pioneers to navigate on their own, making them much more vulnerable to misleading dApps and misinformation circulating throughout the community.
➤ 3. THE FEELING THAT THERE IS A "FORCE" BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Ironically, what fascinates me most is precisely this cold, almost detached attitude, combined with the enormous scale at which Pi operates.
➤ Looking at how they manage a global KYC system involving tens of millions of people...
➤ Looking at how they deal with international regulatory pressure with remarkable persistence and structure...
I can't help but feel that this project is backed by far more than just an ordinary group of software developers.
It is entirely possible that major financial interests or perhaps even broader geopolitical or macro-level strategic forces exist behind the scenes.
When you're playing a game at a national or global scale, your eyes stay fixed on the final objective.
You don't waste time reacting to every small wave or every loud voice in the crowd.
You don't need to constantly defend yourself or explain every decision because your roadmap has already been laid out long in advance.
➤ A FINAL MESSAGE TO ALL PIONEERS
If you choose to play a game this big, you must also accept the rules created by those who designed it.
Don't sit around expecting the Core Team to satisfy every short-term concern with instant answers or convenient explanations.
➤ Those who want to continue this journey must keep a cool head and focus on the real value being built within the ecosystem, rather than allowing emotions to be driven by the information vacuum that the founding team has either intentionally or unintentionally created.
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Sidney Powell on Venezuela and China rigging our elections via the same dominion software they install around the world to overthrow governments. 👀
"I can hardly wait to put forth all the evidence we have collected on Dominion, starting with the fact it was created to produce altered voting results in Venezuela for Hugo Chavez and then shipped internationally to manipulate votes for purchase in other countries, including ours. It was funded by money from Venezuela and Cuba, and China has a role in it also!"
We watched a CIA coup d'etat waged against President Trump to remove him from power in 2020 via a rigged election and that WAR is still being waged today for all to see in their efforts to remove him from power at all costs.
Any elected world leader that removes England's Central Banking Systems / Petro-Dollar and Special Interest Corporations that steal natural resources and wealth out of the country are the ones the CIA-MI6 go to war with to overthrow or assassinate their leaders to install dictator puppet leaders controlled by the CIA - Central Bankers and their Mega Corporations.
The CIA was created by powerful top Wall Street lawyers, Big Banks & the Military Industrial Complex.
Those elites bankers that control Wall Street corporations won't invest their money in setting up their companies overseas if said country has an election every 4 years with an impending probability of a NEW President coming in and kicking those Special Interest Companies / Banks OUT of their country to keep and share resources and wealth with their own citizens instead.
When it comes to the cabal's Wall Street investments, they are looking for 50 - 100 year stability / SECURITY to not only get their return investment, but maximize profits thereafter.
This is why coup d'états are performed around the world to overthrow democratically elected Presidents and dictators are then installed to ensure DECADES of enrichments for wealthy elite cabal globists.
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Der deutsche Fußball hat mein Leben geprägt.
1996 werde ich den Moment nie vergessen, als Oliver Bierhoff Deutschland mit seinem Golden Goal zum Europameister schoss. Aus Begeisterung wurde Leidenschaft.
2002 fieberte ich als Fan beim WM-Finale mit. 2004 veränderte ein Anruf von Jürgen Klinsmann mein Leben – ich durfte Teil der Nationalmannschaft werden.
Es folgten zehn unvergessliche Jahre, fünf große Turniere, jedes Mal mindestens das Halbfinale und 2014 schließlich der Weltmeistertitel.
Wenn ich auf meinen Weg zurückblicke, sehe ich vor allem Kontinuität: TSV Pattensen, Hannover 96, Werder Bremen, Arsenal London – vier Vereine, die mich geprägt haben. Und zehn Jahre das Trikot der Nationalmannschaft mit Stolz getragen.
Der deutsche Fußball ist und bleibt eine Herzensangelegenheit für Millionen Menschen. Er verbindet Generationen und schafft Momente, die für immer bleiben.
Wenn ich nun die Chance bekomme, ab 2027 Verantwortung beim DFB zu übernehmen, dann erfüllt mich das mit großer Demut. Den deutschen Fußball und vor allem den Nachwuchs weiterzuentwickeln, ist eine riesige Aufgabe und genau das ist meine Motivation.
Danke für das Vertrauen.
Ich brenne darauf, gemeinsam mit vielen großartigen Menschen den deutschen Fußball in die Zukunft zu führen.
Savannah Guthrie attacked President Trump years ago as she tried to get him to deny the claims that elite satan worshiping pedophiles not only control the world, but that they also made home base within the democrat party.
She did this just on the outside of a pentagram, btw.
President Trump, being ambushed in that moment by her, still defended all of us while we defended him in return.
Fake News smeared us and called us "deranged conspiracy theorists" and nutjob liars.
Twitter banned us over and over again between 2017-2020 until Elon Musk risked it all to severely overpay in the purchase of Twitter for $44 Billion without even knowing if he'd even see an ROI in his lifetime, just to save free speech and America as a result of that decision.
All of you were right all along about:
Satan worshipping cannibalistic pedophiles controlling our government, Wall Street and Hollywood.
Clinton Foundation trafficking children with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia to sell them our uranium — Treason.
Anthony Weiner's Laptop From Hell full of satanic pedophile materials.
Hunter Biden's Laptop From Hell full of Treasonous deals with foreign governments and pedophilia.
CIA trafficking drugs, weapons & children.
Obama's Legacy FBI collected evidence of pedophile blackmail rings from Jeffrey Epstein so they can burn it and cover it all up.
The 2020 Election was stolen from President Trump.
Fake News refused to investigate all our evidence from this past DECADE despite us providing mountains of it because they're complicit in all of the above.
Despite it all, we all hung on together and President Trump supported us literally every step of the way.
Opening the Way for Pi.
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CLARITY Act and the Under-20% Ownership Threshold: Ripple, Stellar, and Pi Network
One of the key criteria under the CLARITY Act for a blockchain to be recognized as a Mature Blockchain System is that no issuer, development team, or affiliated party owns or controls 20% or more of the total token supply. This is the Distributed Ownership requirement, alongside other standards related to decentralized governance and network operation.
Applying this criterion to several major blockchain networks:
Ripple (XRP): Ripple Labs still controls a substantial amount of XRP through its escrow accounts. Although these tokens are released on a scheduled basis, regulators may still consider them assets owned or controlled by Ripple. If so, Ripple would likely have difficulty meeting the under-20% ownership requirement. As a result, XRP is widely viewed as one of the projects most significantly affected by this provision.
Stellar (XLM): Stellar is generally more decentralized than Ripple, but it is less certain whether it satisfies the ownership threshold. After burning more than 55 billion XLM in 2019, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) still holds approximately 15.75 billion XLM, representing around 31–32% of the current total supply. If the CLARITY Act counts all XLM controlled by the SDF, Stellar would not yet meet the under-20% requirement. However, the SDF is a nonprofit organization that continues to distribute these tokens to support ecosystem development, meaning its ownership percentage is expected to decline over time.
Pi Network: Based on publicly available information, the Pi Core Team currently holds about 20% of the total token supply. If this share falls below 20% as token distribution continues, Pi would be better positioned to satisfy the CLARITY Act's Distributed Ownership criterion. In addition, Pi would still need to meet other requirements, including ensuring that no individual or organization controls the network, no party holds more than 20% of the voting power, and the blockchain operates through a decentralized consensus mechanism.
Ultimately, the 20% threshold in the CLARITY Act is more than just a limit on token ownership. It reflects the broader objective of the legislation: encouraging blockchain networks to transition from organization-controlled models to genuinely decentralized ownership and governance.
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Pi Network Founder @nkokkalis Final Words
Every new technology goes through the same cycle. At first, people doubt it. Then they criticize it. After that, they start paying attention. Finally, they wonder how they ever lived without it.
Blockchain is no different.
Today, the conversation around digital assets is often dominated by price charts, rumors, and daily headlines. Those things may attract attention, but they rarely create lasting value. History has shown that real progress comes from people who continue building even when the spotlight is elsewhere.
That's the message many builders in this industry continue to share.
The next chapter of blockchain won't be written by speculation alone. It will be written by developers creating useful applications, entrepreneurs solving everyday problems, businesses exploring new ways to serve customers, and communities willing to support innovation with patience.
Technology only changes the world when people can actually use it.
A blockchain becomes meaningful when it helps someone send money more easily, verify their identity securely, grow a business, or access opportunities they didn't have before. Real adoption doesn't happen because people talk about a technology. It happens because the technology quietly becomes part of everyday life.
That is why utility matters.
Around the world, governments are also beginning to recognize that innovation needs clear and predictable rules. Supporters of efforts like the U.S. CLARITY Act argue that thoughtful regulation can provide businesses and developers with greater certainty while protecting consumers. Clear rules don't create innovation by themselves, but they can create an environment where innovation has a better chance to grow.
The responsibility, however, still belongs to builders.
No law can replace creativity. No regulation can replace hard work. The future will always depend on people who continue creating products, improving systems, and solving real problems.
Every application launched.
Every merchant onboarded.
Every developer writing code.
Every educator sharing knowledge.
Every community member contributing their time.
These are the actions that move an ecosystem forward.
Distractions will always exist. Social media trends will change every day. Opinions will come and go. Markets will rise and fall.
But meaningful work has a way of outlasting all of it.
If you believe in a vision, keep learning. Keep experimenting. Keep building. Stay curious enough to adapt and patient enough to keep moving forward when progress feels slow.
The technologies that shape the next decade will not succeed because they were the loudest. They will succeed because they solved real problems for real people.
The future of digital assets won't be decided in a single headline or a single vote. It will be shaped over time by the millions of people who choose to create instead of complain, contribute instead of criticize, and build instead of wait.
In the end, history remembers the builders.
Everything else becomes background noise. 💪🏼🎉🚀
Những gì Tôi nói về thằng mọi đen Obama trước đây đa phần cho là thuyết âm mưu 😀😀😃 chính nó trong hệ thống đầu độc giết cả nhân loại này, chính những đứa phỉ báng thuyết âm mưu cũng là nạn nhân của băng đảng này. Tởn chưa ?
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Nhà Trắng chính thức tuyên bố Obama đã phản bội, người đã cố gắng lật đổ kết quả một cuộc bầu cử hợp pháp năm 2016 và làm suy yếu Hiến pháp Hoa Kỳ.
Tất cả bằng chứng đã được công bố.