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Stellar Privacy Upgrade for Institutional Finance
Stellar, a public blockchain platform, has introduced privacy features to support institutional finance without compromising public blockchain settlement. This upgrade, known as Protocol 25 or X-Ray, enables applications like confidential tokens and Stellar Private Payments, which can mask transaction amounts and relationships. The introduction of these privacy features is expected to increase institutional participation in Stellar's ecosystem, potentially leading to increased demand for the native token XLM.