XLM rallied 3.79% to $0.1985 after Stellar activated Protocol 28, pushing the token’s price back toward the $0.20 level. The upgrade went live on September 17 and brought new consensus tools and contract-migration features, with the XLM network processing 211 transactions per second over a 100-block period. Market capitalization approached $7 billion and daily trading volume reached nearly $569 million.