---
title: "Stellar Core v30.0.0 released"
description: "Stellar Core, the project's own node software, announced the release of version 30.0.0 in a post on its release channel. The announcement gives no further details on what changed in this version or on upgrade requirements for node operators. Reported by Stellar Core on 2026-10-16."
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/stellar-stellar-core-v30-0-0-bc51139a4ef147"
published: 2026-10-21T04:46:02.000Z
updated: 2026-10-21T04:47:35.000Z
indexable: true
---

# Stellar Core v30.0.0 released

Stellar Core, the project's own node software, announced the release of version 30.0.0 in a post on its release channel. The announcement gives no further details on what changed in this version or on upgrade requirements for node operators. Reported by Stellar Core on 2026-10-16.

Attributed sources: [Stellar Core](<https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core/releases/tag/v30.0.0>)

## Key facts

Stellar Core, the project's own node software, announced the release of version 30.0.0 in a post on its release channel. The announcement gives no further details on what changed in this version or on upgrade requirements for node operators.
Evidence strength: Official source, 1 publisher group(s) (Stellar Core); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation.
No complete post-detection return window is available yet.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 2.93% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 21/10/2026, 04:46, UTC). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 99.7% (718/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.37% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 2.93% |
| BTC beta | 1.57 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 21/10/2026, 04:46 |

## Claims and open questions

- Stellar Core released version 30.0.0, according to the project's own release announcement.
- What protocol changes, features or bug fixes does Stellar Core v30.0.0 contain, and is a validator vote or coordinated upgrade needed to activate any of them?
- By when are node operators expected to upgrade, and does the release set a specific activation date or ledger threshold?

## Source evidence

- [Stellar Core: v30.0.0 released](<https://github.com/stellar/stellar-core/releases/tag/v30.0.0>) — Stellar Core; published 16/10/2026, 21:09; received 21/10/2026, 04:46 (UTC).


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