{"id":519829,"date":"2025-11-25T10:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/?p=1232070"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:44:36","slug":"stellar-advances-privacy-tech-with-protocol-x-ray-ahead-of-january-mainnet-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/stellar-advances-privacy-tech-with-protocol-x-ray-ahead-of-january-mainnet-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellar Advances Privacy Tech With Protocol X-Ray Ahead of January Mainnet Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eth-editorial-banner\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"eth-editorial-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cnf2-scaled-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"Crypto News Flash\"> <span class=\"eth-editorial-text\">All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders.<\/span> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stellar introduces the X-Ray upgrade to support zero-knowledge privacy tools and maintain transparency.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The upgrade adds BN254 and Poseidon, enabling developers to build configurable, privacy-compliant applications.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Stellar is advancing its zero-knowledge infrastructure as the X-Ray upgrade prepares for its network-wide review. According to Stellar\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/stellar.org\/blog\/developers\/announcing-stellar-x-ray-protocol-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> blog post,<\/a> Protocol 25 introduces new cryptographic foundations intended to protect privacy-focused tools.<\/p>\n<p>Developers across the network have been clamoring for privacy that aligns with regulatory expectations, and X-Ray is heading in that direction. The upgrade includes native support for the BN254 curve and the Poseidon hash function family, two components widely used in modern ZK architectures.<\/p>\n<p>X-Ray is the first actual implementation of that strategy. It creates an <span class=\"wrapper\">opening<\/span> for applications that allow the user to decide what data they will share, and network operators maintain the option to verify activity if needed. According to the blog post, \u201cX-Ray, named after the everyday tool used to show only what needs to be seen and nothing more.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Stellar Developers Gain New Tools<\/h3>\n<p>X-Ray <span class=\"wrapper\">sets<\/span> Stellar in the contest as the established demand moves to programmable confidentiality. The new primitives also support <span class=\"wrapper\">the<\/span> flexible privacy models, which can be tailored to suit different oversight needs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wrapper\">Also,<\/span> there is the availability of pairing-friendly cryptography, which supports compliance-friendly proof designs. <span class=\"wrapper\">Constructors<\/span> can <span class=\"wrapper\">come up with<\/span> systems where <span class=\"wrapper\">the<\/span> users authenticate regulatory requests without revealing identities, balances, or transaction information. As a result, companies seeking privacy-enhanced financial services get a framework that addresses their audit needs.<\/p>\n<p>As we <span class=\"wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/stellar-ceo-highlights-permissionless-networks-unlock-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> recently,<\/span> Stellar CEO Denelle Dixon cited growing experimentation across the network, with permissionless public blockchains now demonstrating real-world use cases that show actionable progress.<\/p>\n<p>Stellar\u2019s governance calendar is indicative of a methodical rollout. A testnet vote is scheduled for January 7, 2026, allowing developers sufficient time to benchmark performance and ensure everything is compatible. A mainnet vote will follow on January 22, 2026, allowing validators and operators to assess final readiness.<\/p>\n<h3>XLM Gains Support as Technical Structure Tightens<\/h3>\n<p>Another layer of the narrative was the market\u2019s reaction. XLM increase<span class=\"wrapper\">d an<\/span> impressive <strong><span>1.04%<\/span> <\/strong>to<span><strong> $0.24<\/strong>,<\/span> beating the rest of the market and popping <span class=\"wrapper\">to<\/span> the charts of technical analysts.<\/p>\n<p>On the technical side, if XLM closes above $0.256 resistance zone, it could lead to a further upside rally.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Elite Crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheEliteCrypto\/status\/1992678705316143613?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">noted<\/a> that XLM has attracted two similar falling wedges in the current year. The previous wedge ended in a violent breakout. The current pattern is a mirror of that structure and is currently nearing an inflection point.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/G6dqjTMWEAAtZud?format=jpg&amp;name=900x900\" alt=\"Image\"><\/p>\n<p>Crypto Patel also pointed to the multiple bounces of XLM from the <span class=\"wrapper\">$0.20 \u2013 $0.22<\/span> range. Previous tests of this level had led to rallies of 32%, <span class=\"wrapper\">53%<\/span> and <span class=\"wrapper\">138%<\/span> which reinforces its importance as a historical demand region. Each reversion to the band has slowed down selling pressure and changed the trend, giving traders yet another reason to watch price behavior closely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24XLM&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$XLM<\/a> just tapped the same $0.22\u2013$0.20 zone that triggered 32%, 53%, and 138% rallies in the past.<\/p>\n<p>If this area holds again, the next move could be big.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StellarOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@StellarOrg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#XLM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3xPNz1YL35\">pic.twitter.com\/3xPNz1YL35<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoPatel\/status\/1992797951220154663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Stellar introduces the X-Ray upgrade to support zero-knowledge privacy tools and maintain transparency. The upgrade adds BN254 and Poseidon, enabling developers to build configurable, privacy-compliant applications. Stellar is advancing its zero-knowledge infrastructure as the X-Ray upgrade prepares for its network-wide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":519830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[25,30,10827],"class_list":{"0":"post-519829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-other","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-stellar","10":"tag-stellar-xlm"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}