Stellar (XLM) is currently the only digital currency within the top 13 cryptocurrencies that is seeing any sort of gains on the crypto market today. So is there any Stellar news today?
Stellar Rumors
There has been no official announcement in Stellar news that would have pushed the cryptocurrency into the green, but there are rumors circulating, perhaps enough to boost investor confidence.
Calling it right now. @StellarOrg next #crypto on @coinbase #Cryptocurrency #Stellar $XLM[1][2][3][4][5][6]
— CryptoCurrency 🤑 (@crypto_goat_) August 9, 2018[7]
Nearly a month ago, Coinbase announced[8] that it was considering adding five altcoins to its platform. The coins that were mentioned were Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Stellar Lumens (XLM), ZCash (ZEC), and 0x (ZRX).
One user on Twitter said that there was an email sent around three days ago that made them extremely bullish on Stellar but never disclosed the details of the email.
$XLM[9] Stellar Lumens. Doing some exciting things. Those that got “the email” this morning know what’s up 🚀
— Crypto Chappelle (@cryptochappelle) August 7, 2018[10]
While these are both suspect, they’re still just rumors; it’s hard to say if they have any influence on the Stellar price today.
Facebook and Stellar
About an hour ago, however, Business Insider announced[11] that Facebook is currently in talks with the Stellar Foundation. This could very well be the reason for the spike in price.
Today, David Marcus, Facebook’s blockchain lead, stated that he would be stepping down from the board of Coinbase. In recent months, he has met
