Is Stellar a scam?

Asked about Stellar (XLM), market cap rank #15.

Short answer

Stellar (XLM) is rated BB on isthiscoinascam.com. This is a moderate score — some risk signals were raised but no critical concerns.

Source: isthiscoinascam.com · Updated 2026-06-01

Red flags raised

  • Multiple chain incidents on record
  • No hard cap on total token supply

Positive signals

  • Strong institutional backing from Stripe, Google Ventures, and IDG Capital Partners
  • Active community engagement with official channels on Twitter, Telegram, Discord, YouTube, and GitHub
  • Transparent response to security incidents, including burning equivalent XLM to offset inflation bug

Security audits

1 audit on record.

  • Trail of Bits (2018-05-15) — pass

Team transparency

The Stellar team is doxxed — public identities are known.

See the full report

Live price, contract security details, holder distribution, audit list, founder background and community ratings.

Open the full Stellar report →

Related questions