Stellar validators approved the Bell upgrade, Protocol 30, in a testnet vote on November 3, 2026 at 17:00 UTC, and the upgrade is now live on the Stellar testnet. The mainnet vote follows on November 23, 2026 at 17:00 UTC — and Bell only reaches the mainnet if validators approve it there too.
Bell is a blockchain upgrade built around three ideas the whole industry is wrestling with: how...
