According to the source, the Republic of the Marshall Islands recently used the Stellar network to distribute a universal basic income payment as a live test of whether crypto rails can substitute for basic banking. This government-to-person payout use case aligns with Stellar’s public positioning for disbursements and cross-border transactions, per Stellar Development Foundation documentation. USDC is live on the Stellar network and is commonly used for compliant fiat-linked payouts on Stellar rails, per Circle’s USDC on Stellar announcement. For trading, participants commonly monitor XLM-relevant network metrics such as daily transactions, active addresses, and on-chain stablecoin volumes published by Stellar Development Foundation reports and blockchain explorers like Stellar Expert to gauge activity following real-world pilots, per Stellar Development Foundation reporting and Stellar Expert data.