Veteran trader Peter Brandt identified Stellar (XLM) as a speculative long-shot investment for the coming years. Brandt, who has 1.3 million followers on X, emphasized that his assessment relies on technical chart patterns rather than market hype. He stated that his trading decisions are based solely on price action, noting that understanding the underlying asset is not a requirement for his strategy.

The market performance of XLM shows a gain of approximately 11% over the last 24 hours and a 28% increase during the past month. Currently, the token is trading near $0.2309. Other market analysts, including Dark Defender, have also highlighted potential upside for the asset based on recent technical chart readings.

Institutional adoption is contributing to the network's momentum. On September 22, the payment platform BVNK, owned by Mastercard, integrated the Stellar network to provide enterprise clients with access to its payment rails across more than 130 markets. These rails facilitate cross-border payments, remittances, and treasury transfers for large institutions.

Additionally, Spectra Finance introduced fixed-term markets for a tokenized Janus Henderson treasury product on the Stellar network. This deployment enables users to trade principal and yield tokens independently, broadening the fixed-income options for real-world assets. Stellar continues to focus on developing infrastructure for institutional use cases.