Leading US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro announced on Wednesday, March 13, the beginning of support for Stellar Lumens (XLM). XLM trades will be conducted in pairs with US dollars, euros and Bitcoins.

Inbound transfers for XLM are now available in the regions where trading is supported. Traders cannot place orders. For a minimum of 12 hours. https://t.co/NgCiWEkii8

– Coinbase Pro (@CoinbasePro) March 13, 2019

According to the exchange, the possibility of making deposits is already available to users. A gradual start of trading will be launched approximately 12 hours after the announcement in accordance with the practice adopted by Coinbase.

At the same time, on the main platform Coinbase.com and in Stellar mobile applications is not yet available, although this can be expected only a matter of time.

Earlier this week, the Stellar Development Foundation introduced a new project logo , abandoning the “spacecraft” that has long been associated with this cryptocurrency.

Against the background of the news about the addition of Stellar to the Coinbase Pro, the cryptocurrency rose in price by more than 3%, reaching a little earlier at the peak of $ 0.109546, and also came in 8th place in terms of capitalization, pushing Tether.

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