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Celo Marks Six Years with 1.27B Transactions and Stablecoin Dominance
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Celo Marks Six Years with 1.27B Transactions and Stablecoin Dominance

Celo celebrates six years with 1.27B transactions, 25 stablecoins, and MiniPay's critical role in driving adoption across 66+ countries.

Celo Hits 840K Daily Active Users One Year After Ethereum L2 Migration
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Celo Hits 840K Daily Active Users One Year After Ethereum L2 Migration

Celo marks first anniversary as Ethereum L2 with record 840K daily users, $65.9B stablecoin volume, and 14M MiniPay wallets. CELO trades at $0.083.

Celo Launches Agent Visa Program to Attract AI Builders with DeFi Incentives
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Celo Launches Agent Visa Program to Attract AI Builders with DeFi Incentives

Celo introduces tiered Agent Visa program offering liquidity support and access to 14M MiniPay users for AI agents that prove real utility on-chain.

Celo Foundation Launches Regional Ambassador Program Across 3 Continents
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Celo Foundation Launches Regional Ambassador Program Across 3 Continents

Celo taps seven community leaders in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia to drive grassroots adoption as CELO trades near $0.07.

UpDown Launches 50x Leveraged FX Futures Trading on Celo
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UpDown Launches 50x Leveraged FX Futures Trading on Celo

UpDown protocol goes live on Celo, offering up to 50x leverage on forex futures trading with stablecoin pairs tracking GBP, JPY, and Nigerian Naira.

ENS and Namespace Introduce Celonames for Enhanced Celo Identity
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ENS and Namespace Introduce Celonames for Enhanced Celo Identity

ENS and Namespace, in collaboration with Celo Foundation and Self Protocol, launch Celonames, a new identity layer offering human-readable names for the Celo ecosystem.

Forta and Celo Partnership Elevates Security for Celo Layer 2
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Forta and Celo Partnership Elevates Security for Celo Layer 2

Celo partners with Forta to enhance security by integrating AI-driven Forta Firewall into its Layer 2 network, aiming to prevent malicious transactions and ensure a secure blockchain environment.

Celo Celebrates Five Years: A Vision for a Trillion-Dollar Onchain Economy by 2030
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Celo Celebrates Five Years: A Vision for a Trillion-Dollar Onchain Economy by 2030

Celo marks its fifth anniversary with a vision for a trillion-dollar onchain economy by 2030, focusing on stablecoins, identity standards, and sustainable development.

Celo Integrates Alchemy for Enhanced Web3 Development
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Celo Integrates Alchemy for Enhanced Web3 Development

Celo partners with Alchemy to provide developers with robust tools as it transitions to an Ethereum Layer 2 solution, enhancing scalability and interoperability.

Celo Foundation: cLabs Introduces Dango, a New Layer-2 Testnet for Celo
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Celo Foundation: cLabs Introduces Dango, a New Layer-2 Testnet for Celo

cLabs unveils Dango, a Layer-2 testnet for Celo, enhancing blockchain performance and scalability with Optimism’s OP Stack.

Eigen Foundation Grants First Strategic Funds to Celo Foundation for Layer-2 Integration
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Eigen Foundation Grants First Strategic Funds to Celo Foundation for Layer-2 Integration

Eigen Foundation grants its first strategic funds to Celo Foundation, enhancing Celo's Layer-2 with EigenDA's data availability.

Celo Foundation Promotes Eric Nakagawa to Executive Director Amid Leadership Expansion
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Celo Foundation Promotes Eric Nakagawa to Executive Director Amid Leadership Expansion

Celo Foundation elevates Eric Nakagawa to Executive Director and Isha Varshney to Head of Ecosystem, enhancing its leadership team amid an Ethereum Layer-2 migration.

Binance Integrates USD Coin (USDC) on CELO Network
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Binance Integrates USD Coin (USDC) on CELO Network

Binance, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has successfully completed the integration of USD Coin (USDC) on the CELO network. As a result, users can now deposit and withdraw USDC on Binance's platform.

Circle Rolls Out Native USDC on the Celo Blockchain, Expanding Stablecoin Access
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Circle Rolls Out Native USDC on the Celo Blockchain, Expanding Stablecoin Access

Circle has integrated USDC directly onto the Celo blockchain, enabling faster and cheaper transactions with its native stablecoin. This aligns with Circle and Celo's shared mission of increasing financial access.

Polygon Labs Proposes Celo's Transition to Ethereum L2 Using Their Chain Development Kit
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Polygon Labs Proposes Celo's Transition to Ethereum L2 Using Their Chain Development Kit

Polygon Labs has proposed a technical upgrade for Celo, transitioning from an independent EVM-compatible L1 to an Ethereum L2. The proposal uses the Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK), an open-source toolset that allows developers to create a ZK-powered L2 for Ethereum. Key benefits include enhanced collaboration, an EVM-equivalent environment, security, low fees, a unified L2 ecosystem, customization, fast transactions, and high standards of support. The proposal aims to achieve optimal technical upgrades for the blockchain community.