What Would Have to Happen for Stellar (XLM) to Hit $0.50?

Stellar (XLM) needs a 171% gain to reach $0.50, requiring its market cap to grow from $6.49 billion to $17.6 billion. Despite a recent network upgrade (Protocol 30) and the DTCC's future plans to tokenize assets on Stellar by 2027, XLM has lagged behind other altcoins and Bitcoin in recent rallies. Its ability to hit the $0.50 mark before the DTCC integration largely depends on increased user adoption of its new protocol and a broader altcoin market rally.