Stellar votes on protocol 30 on November 23: the next step for holders and wallets

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Context: the Stellar Development Foundation announced Bell, the network's protocol 30, on October 20. The validators decide on activation on November 23, and by then wallets, exchanges and indexers have to be able to process a new address format.This much is documented: Stellar is getting new network rules. On October 20, 2026 the Stellar Development Foundation introduced Bell, the network's protocol 30. It holds three change proposals: multiplexed contract addresses with a prefix not used so far, the verification of quantum-safe signatures inside smart contracts, and a ledger that will carry time in milliseconds. None of it goes live by itself. The validators vote on the testnet on November 3 and on the mainnet on November 23, both at 17:00 UTC. Our own reading follows further down in its own section. Nothing changes about a holder's balance. There is no migration, old addresses stay valid, and nobody has to move XLM. Bell becomes noticeable where a service sleeps through the s...