Stellar Bell Upgrade Sets November Votes for Protocol 30

TL;DR: The Stellar Development Foundation has outlined Bell, the proposed Protocol 30 network upgrade, and set out a testnet vote for November 3, 2026 and a mainnet vote for November 23. Developers should watch the testnet vote, compatibility notes, upgrade documentation and the result of the planned November mainnet vote.
The latest development in Stellar’s corner of the digital-asset market is worth examining beyond the headline. A 2026-10-20 announcement describes a concrete change, but the