You source blogs that are written by obscure journalists and that was likely only read by hundreds. Ok. 
Huh, what? You must be joking.
http://www.businessinsider.com/keith-rabois-stellar-foundation-2014-7
http://fortune.com/2014/07/31/stripe-launches-bitcoin-challenger-gives-it-away-for-free/
http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-ripple-founder-jed-mccaleb-unveils-project-stellar/
http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/31/payment-processor-stripe-launches-a-new-currency-the-stellar/
https://stripe.com/blog/stellar
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cryptocurrency-round-stellar-project-launches-overstock-bitcoin-bonuses-1459340
http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/31/stripe-backs-non-profit-decentralized-payment-network-stellar-from-mt-goxs-original-creator/
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/07/31/mt-gox-ripple-founder-unveils-stellar-a-new-digital-currency-project/
You do realize that barely anyone reads online news, right? Hundreds of readers, the odd article getting thousands, is not enough to build an userbase of millions.
Bitcoin only has 2 million users and yet dolts like you think Stellar will reach 20 million users in 1 month, lol.