Same ticker, different coin

Q: Can two different tokens on Stellar have the same ticker?

Yes. A Stellar asset is identified by its code plus its issuing account, not by the code alone. Anyone can create an asset with any code. On 2026-10-14 Horizon listed 239 different issuing accounts for the code ATOM and 1 for JGGL.

Q: If a Stellar asset is called ATOM, is it the Cosmos ATOM?

Not necessarily. The code is just a label chosen by the issuer. Nothing on the Stellar network checks that a code matches a project of the same name. The issuer account and its published stellar.toml are what identify an asset.

Q: Is the JGGL asset on Stellar connected to the JGGL product of the same name?

Stellar Scout found no public evidence of a connection. The Stellar asset coded JGGL names xpaycoin.org as its home domain, and the pages we reviewed for the similarly named product do not point to that issuer. The absence of a link is not proof of anything further, which is why the issuer should be checked.

Q: How do I tell which asset with a given code is the real one?

Start from the project's own official website and copy the issuer address it publishes, then compare it character by character with the asset you are looking at. Then check the issuer's home domain and stellar.toml, the issuer's authority flags, and the holder count. A search by code alone cannot tell you which issuer is meant.

Q: Does a stellar.toml file prove an asset is legitimate?

No. A stellar.toml shows that whoever controls the domain also controls the listed issuer account. It does not show that the domain belongs to the project you have in mind.

JGGL and ATOM lookalikes on Stellar. Measured from Horizon on 2026-10-14. Educational information only.

A ticker looks like a name, but on Stellar it is only a label. Anyone can create an asset with any code of up to 12 characters, and nothing on the network checks that the code matches a project of the same name. This page uses two real codes, JGGL and ATOM, to show why the code alone never tells you what an asset is.

239issuing accounts for the code ATOM

159of those name a home domain

1issuing account for the code JGGL

13trustlines on that JGGL asset

What we measured

We listed every asset with each code through the public Horizon /assets endpoint (read-only) on 2026-10-14. A Stellar asset is identified by the pair of code and issuer account, so each issuer below is a separate asset.

Code	Distinct issuers	With a home domain	Sum of authorized trustlines	Largest single asset
ATOM	239	159	28,030	3,367 trustlines
JGGL	1	1	13	13 trustlines

A trustline is an account's opt-in to hold an asset. It counts accounts that opted in, not how many people are active or how much value is held.

The JGGL asset on Stellar

One Stellar asset is coded JGGL. Its issuer account is GCSFX3IZAA6KYFEJX6TVT5R6FCH7S2RRFG5SWHL45XAC6CAOVA7DPAMU. Its stellar.toml is hosted at xpaycoin.org. The issuer has no authority restrictions set (not required, not revocable, no clawback), the supply is 8,000,000,000 units, and 13 accounts hold a trustline.

JGGL is also the name of a music and chat product that has been promoted elsewhere. Stellar Scout found no public evidence connecting that product to this Stellar issuer, and we make no claim that the two are related or unrelated beyond that. This is the point: the code on its own cannot answer the question.

The ATOM assets on Stellar

ATOM is also the ticker of the Cosmos network's native coin. On Stellar, 239 separate accounts have issued an asset coded ATOM. They differ widely. One has more than 3,000 trustlines. Others have a single trustline. Some have no home domain at all. A few set authority flags such as revocable trustlines and clawback, which let the issuer freeze or reclaim units; most do not.

Searching a wallet or an exchange for "ATOM" can therefore show many different assets. Only the issuer address separates them.

How to tell which one is meant

Start from the project, not from the ticker. Open the project's official website by typing its address, and look for the issuer address it publishes for its Stellar asset.
Compare the full issuer address, all 56 characters, with the asset you are looking at. Long addresses are easy to skim, so check the whole string, not just the first and last few characters.
Read the home domain and stellar.toml. A stellar.toml shows that whoever controls the domain controls the issuer. It does not show that the domain belongs to the project you had in mind.
Check authority flags (required, revocable, clawback, immutable) and the signers on the issuer.
Look at the holder count and supply, and ask whether they fit a project that has existed for the time claimed.

This page makes no statement about any person or organization. Reusing a code is allowed by the protocol and is often accidental. Where a code is used by many unrelated issuers, the only safe conclusion is that you have not yet identified which one you are looking at.

Check an asset yourself

Paste an issuer address or asset code into the Stellar Scout checker to see issuer flags, home domain, holder concentration and a plain-language grade. See also the Stellar Impersonation Index for how many issuers share the most common codes, the red-flags checklist, and how Stellar Scout scores a token.

Questions

Can two different tokens on Stellar have the same ticker?

Yes. An asset is its code plus its issuing account. On 2026-10-14 there were 239 issuers for ATOM and 1 for JGGL.

If a Stellar asset is called ATOM, is it the Cosmos ATOM?

Not necessarily. The code is a label chosen by the issuer, and the network does not verify it against any outside project.

Is the JGGL asset on Stellar connected to the JGGL product of the same name?

We found no public evidence of a connection. The Stellar asset names xpaycoin.org as its home domain, and the pages we reviewed for the similarly named product do not point to that issuer. Absence of a link is not proof of anything further, so verify the issuer.

How do I tell which asset with a given code is the real one?

Copy the issuer address from the project's own official site, compare all of it with the asset in front of you, then check the home domain, flags and holders.

Does a stellar.toml file prove an asset is legitimate?

No. It shows control of a domain and an issuer account together, not that the domain is the project you meant.

Sources: Horizon public API /assets?asset_code= (read-only), queried 2026-10-14; each issuer's published stellar.toml. Counts change as new assets are created. Educational information only, not financial advice.