Stellar vs POL (ex-MATIC)

Stellar is a payment and transfer rail with $7.52B in market cap, while POL (ex-MATIC) is a POL market beta asset with $1.28B. The useful comparison is market role, liquidity, seven-day direction, and which follow-up page gives the cleaner next decision.

Snapshot comparison. XLM data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC; POL data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC. Mixed CoinGecko and fallback snapshot. Values can differ in age and are not executable quotes. Data methodology.

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Compare market role and supply as well as unit price. Reported trading volume is not the amount you can execute at the displayed price. This table is a research aid, not a recommendation.

Question	Stellar	POL (ex-MATIC)
Market role	payment and transfer rail	POL market beta asset
Price	$0.214983	$0.120209
Market cap	$7.52B	$1.28B
24h volume	$180.78M	$109.7M
7d change	+9.72%	+13.90%
Relative size	Stellar is 5.89x POL (ex-MATIC)'s market cap	POL (ex-MATIC) is 0.17x Stellar's market cap
Volume comparison	Stellar trades at 1.65x POL (ex-MATIC)'s 24h volume	POL (ex-MATIC) trades at 0.61x Stellar's 24h volume