We’re happy to share that Cell has passed the Idea stage for SCF #46 🍏 It’s another step forward for what we’re building on @StellarOrg, and everyone testing Cell and sharing feedback is helping us move the product forward.

Cell is now live on Stellar testnet, and we’re inviting you to try it and share your experience. app.cellprivate.com We’re giving away $350 to 7 participants, with each winner receiving $50. Here’s how to join 👇

🍏 Cell is live on @StellarOrg testnet Here’s a quick walkthrough of how it works, from joining a payment channel and sending funds to running your own channel as an operator. Try it: app.cellprivate.com

Happy to announce that Cell’s private transfer channel is now live: cellprivate.com/ This is our first step into the @StellarOrg ecosystem. More to come soon. Stay Cell 🍏

As institutions move on-chain, privacy becomes increasingly important. Stellar is home for them. Keep @BuildOnStellar. Stay Cell 🍏

This gives fintechs a way to keep users' internal payment activity private while maintaining an on-chain record when funds leave the channel. More to come soon. Stay Cell.

Users can transfer USDC within a Cell channel without creating a Stellar transaction for every payment. The actual funds remain in an on-chain escrow. When users withdraw, the escrow releases the assets to their Stellar wallets and the withdrawal is recorded on-chain.

Consider a fintech with thousands of users holding USDC. Users may make hundreds of transfers within the platform every day. Making every transfer public would expose their payment activity to anyone watching the chain. Cell Protocol lets the institution operate these private payment channels through its own off-chain infrastructure, keeping internal transfers off-chain and away from public view on Stellar.

Privacy is becoming one of the biggest narratives of this cycle. For financial applications, not every payment needs to be visible on a public blockchain. A user's transaction history can reveal who they pay, how much they spend, and how frequently they transact.