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Last week, MiniPay launched the MiniPay Card, built by Opera with Visa and Gnosis Pay, only on Celo. Users can earn 5% Gold Cashback with every purchase, stacking the world's oldest store of value with each stablecoin transaction. Learn more and join the waitlist: https://x.com/Celo/status/2072023514987782535?s=20

Some exciting recent Celo community highlights https://x.com/marek_/status/2071999454618784075?s=46

The gold standard of crypto cards is here — the MiniPay Card is live! Pay with stablecoins at 175M merchant locations & earn 5% cashback in digital dollars or Tether Gold (XAUt0). Built by Opera with Visa & Gnosis Pay, only on Celo. The first wave is rolling out today, with the access to the 600K+ users on the waitlist expanding over the coming weeks. Learn more about the launch and join the waitlist today to send with stablecoins and earn digital gold and US Dollar-backed stablecoins: https://x.com/Celo/status/2069445535631867928?s=20

Celo is transitioning from op-geth to op-reth. 📅 Celo Sepolia migration begins June 24, with Mainnet expected to follow approximately four weeks later. Node operators should begin preparing now. More details, migration guidance, and timelines are available in the forum post below. 👇 https://forum.celo.org/t/upcoming-transition-from-op-geth-to-op-reth-on-celo/13448

Today Governance Call will start in less than 5 minutes. https://luma.com/pv2mea7w

Deadline extension for the Onchain Agents Hackathon: submissions close tomorrow, June 16 at 9am UTC! 1️⃣ Quote-RT our announcement post tagging @CeloDevs and @Celo with your agent name and ERC-8004 registry link 2️⃣ Install the Celo Builders Skill and submit your project: npx skills add https://celobuilders.xyz Hurry up! ⌛️

📅 Want to stay up to date with everything happening in Celo Governance? Follow the Celo Governance calendar on Luma for governance calls, proposal discussions, community treasury reviews, and more. 🔔 Subscribe: https://luma.com/CeloGovernance https://x.com/celogovernance/status/2066595837883416706 #Celo #Governance

Gm Gm Celo fam 🌱✨ ICYMI: here are some exciting recent @Celo community highlights shared by Marek. Let’s amplify together: Like, Comment, and Repost to spread the word! 💚 https://x.com/marek_/status/2064079511831167485

June is just getting started and it will be a busy month for Celo builders! 🤖 Onchain Agents Hackathon if you are building agents generating real transactions and demonstrating genuine utility onchain, this is for you! Compete for a $5K prize pool in $CELO split across 3 tracks: Track 1: Best Agent on Celo 🥇 1st Prize: $2,500 🥈 2nd Prize $1,000 🥉 3rd Prize $500 Track 2: Most Activity (Onchain Transactions, can be combined with other tracks) 🥇 1st Prize: $500 Track 3: Highest Rank in 8004scan for Celo (can be combined with other tracks) 🥇 1st Prize: $500 Learn more about the hackathon and submit your project before June 15th! _______________________________ ⚡June's Proof of Ship is live! 🏆 $5K USD₮ prize pool for the top 50 projects 💡 Mentorship sessions for the top 3 🧲 User incentives for the 1st place You can submit your mini app through talent.app until June 22nd and the final leaderboard will be announced on June 30th. More information about our builder programs and all the resources you need to build you can get with Celopedia. And join our weekly Office Hours every Thursday at 12pm GMT to get feedback on you project. Sign up now. Happy shipping!

Today, Celo upgraded its OP-Succinct Lite implementation on mainnet to use SP1 Hypercube from SuccinctLabs SP1 Hypercube introduces a new proving architecture that reduces proof latency and improves efficiency, further strengthening Celo's zk fault-proof infrastructure With SuccinctLabs, we're taking another step forward, enhancing the scalability & performance of one of the most widely adopted networks in crypto Read the Celo Forum post below for more info ↓ https://forum.celo.org/t/op-succinct-sp1-hypercube-upgrade-live-on-celo-mainnet/13349

New hackathon loading: the Onchain Agents hackathon kicks off this Friday, May 22nd! 🤖 Build payments and everyday applications that drive onchain activity with Celo's agentic tooling for a chance at $5K USD, distributed in $CELO Learn more about the bounties, get project ideas, and get started: https://celoplatform.notion.site/Onchain-Agents-Hackathon-Build-for-Real-World-Payments-Everyday-Applications-364d5cb803de800c9502d8a384716324

Sit back and read about the latest community highlights by Marek:😁 https://x.com/marek_/status/2054622332325650659?s=20

To CELObrate Celo six-year mainnet anniversary, MiniPay is offering 180K+ CELO cashback to token holders! Users who buy $6 in CELO through the Squidrouter Mini App & hold will receive $1 cashback at 12am GMT in their wallet - a 16% boost Users are eligible to get cashback every 6 days while the campaign lasts! https://x.com/Celo/status/2047005056852267515

Six years ago today, Celo mainnet launched on Earth Day! The Ethereum Layer 2 built for the real world has processed 1.27B+ transactions, bringing fast, low-cost stablecoin txs to 600K+ global users every day. For what Celo's growth and adoption looks like in real world terms - from the 840k peak DAUs exceeding the population of San Francsico to $65B in stablecoin volume since L2 migration surpassing the GDP of Iceland, take a look at the thread and blog post: https://x.com/Celo/status/2046969263244857722?s=20 https://blog.celo.org/celo-at-six-the-most-widely-adopted-blockchain-for-stablecoins-3ad39a1e8ed8

The CELOccelerate Tokenomics Proposal has passed community governance, with 97%+ in favor! 🎉 The Celo ecosystem has spoken, and the network's economic model is leveling up with CELO buybacks, base fee increases & more ↓ The execution of CELOccelerate unlocks: → Net sequencer revenue flows to the Community Fund; the community can propose to burn it → Base fee increasing at a steady, pragmatic rate → Carbon Offset Fund pausing, w/ an existing 25x surplus The gradual base fee increase over the coming weeks ensures growing network usage benefits CELO stakeholders, while maintaining sub-cent transaction costs ↓ More information in this X thread: https://x.com/celo/status/2044785428520386938?s=46

CELO is now available in MiniPay, making the token accessible to 14M+ global users through Opera's stablecoin wallet! In just a few taps, users transacting on the network daily can become CELO stakeholders Powered by Squidrouter, the team behind "Buy Gold" with 88K+ users New funcitionality for the token on MiniPay coming soon 👀 Download MiniPay today: iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/minipay-easy-global-wallet/id6504087257 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.opera.minipay&source=website

Less than 1 hour to our Governance call 88 🗳 Marek from Celo core co. will present the new Tokenomics proposal: https://forum.celo.org/t/celoccelerate-celo-tokenomics-proposal/13147 Join here: https://lemonade.social/e/oHpWJ7lN

Good morning, Celorians! Here are some recent Celo community highlights you won't want to miss: Cc: Marek https://x.com/marek_/status/2035107316308299881

🚀 Notable Mentions Alert! Ethereum has officially recognized Celo as “accelerating agentic activity with real world utility” in its 34 Resources to Explore, Build, and Deploy Trustless AI Agents with ERC-8004 article on X. 🌍 This acknowledgment highlights Celo’s role in driving innovation at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and real-world utility, reinforcing our mission to build a more accessible, regenerative digital economy. 🔗 Celo continues to stand out as a key ecosystem shaping the future of trustless AI agents and decentralized applications. 💡 Stay tuned, more exciting developments are on the horizon! https://x.com/ethereum/status/2029991772961788238

Here are some recent celo highlights to stay updated by Marek 💛 https://x.com/marek_/status/2027446955295838407?s=46

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Hey everyone! 🌟 Check out these exciting recent highlights from the @Celo community! 🎉 Cc: Marek. Let’s spread the word! 📣 Like ❤️ + Comment 💬 + Repost 🔄! https://x.com/marek_/status/2017338239083024662

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GM GM, Celorians! Here are some exciting recent highlights from the @Celo community: CC: Marek Show some love and help spread the word—like, repost, and reply to this post! ❤️ https://x.com/marek_/status/2011609463816692220

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Celo facilitated over 346M stablecoin transactions in 2025, a 52% increase from 2024

🏆 Proof of Ship 10 Winners Announcement! 🏆 Huge congratulations to all Season 10 builders. What a Season to close out the year 💛 We came from 30 projects to 300 projects on Celo through this program. Welcome to all new builders. 💛 💛 330 shipped projects 🏆 100 winning builders Check out the winners👇 https://x.com/CeloDevs/status/2003185567677448510

Announcing Celo Communities Guild Reports - September & October 2025 https://forum.celo.org/t/celo-communities-guild-reports/8803/32

Celo mainnet just got sweeter with the Ice Cream hardfork. 🍦 This upgrade activates EigenDA v2, reducing confirmation latency, improving performance, and paving the way for OP Succinct Lite integration! Docs: EigenDA v2 release: https://docs.eigencloud.xyz/products/eigenda/releases/blazar Celo upgrade details: https://docs.celo.org/cel2/notices/eigenda-v2-upgrade

🌱 Proof of Impact is back! ♻️ Together with Divvi, Celo PG is rewarding dApps on Celo with a share of up to 250K CELO and 100K OP based on their usage and key metrics. Registration is now open. First Rewards will be distributed on September 9th. Join here 👇 https://www.celopg.eco/programs/proof-of-impact-s1

Celo Foundation is proud to appoint Elizabeth Peng, prev. Head of Marketing & Comms, as Chief Operating Officer 🎉 Learn more about her appointment & how she'll support the Foundation's work delivering upon the goals outlined in "Vision 2030" ↓ https://bit.ly/45XKmgJ For Elizabeth's thoughts on her journey and mission in the new role, read the Celo Community Forum Post ↓ https://forum.celo.org/t/hi-from-liz-celo-foundation/12190 Announcement on X: https://x.com/celo/status/1958168404675670408?s=46

Celo's next major network upgrade, the Ice Cream 🍦 Hardfork, is coming soon! Get ready for faster confirmation times and enhanced scalability with EigenDA v2. 📅 Timeline: Baklava Testnet: Done Alfajores Testnet: Aug 20, 2025 Mainnet: Sept 10, 2025 Node operators, be sure to upgrade to EigenDA v1.8.2! Full details: https://forum.celo.org/t/ice-cream-hardfork-eigenda-v2-activation-timeline/12114

📣 Applications are now open for Celo Camp Batch 10! This cohort focuses on building for real-world solutions on Celo, the Ethereum L2 built for the real world and designed for fast, low-cost transactions worldwide, across five key initiatives: Minipay, Selfprotocol, Letsdivvi, CxAI, and Gooddollar. Full program details & how to apply: https://medium.com/@UprightVentures/applications-for-celo-camp-batch-10-are-now-open-c26d4980d074

Announcement: Migration to celo.blockscout.com The explorer at explorer.celo.org will be retired soon. A newer, updated service is now live at celo.blockscout.com, hosted by the Blockscout team. Key Points: • Redirects will be set up to seamlessly point to the new service. • Both services are based on the same project, ensuring minimal disruption. • Expect improved functionality, though some initial hiccups may occur. Thank you for your patience during this transition. Reach out with any feedback or issues. Full update on the forum: https://forum.celo.org/t/deprecation-of-explorer-celo-org/9943

Through Bancor's recent integration, Arb Fast Lane & Carbon DeFi are now live on Celo! 👏 Keep reading to learn more about how the launches will enhance the UX & facilitate the growth of Celo's DeFi ecosystem ↓ Arb Fast Lane is an arbitrage bot that serves as: → A chain-wide solver system for increased efficiency & reduced price impact from trades ⛓️ → An execution bot for CarbonDeFi.xyz to ensure orders are filled quickly https://CarbonDeFi.xyz is an orderbook-style DEX with benefits including: → MEV sandwich attack resistance 🛡 → Auto-compounding fees 🔄 → Advanced analytics & user-friendly design 💪 The integration follows unanimous governance approval from the Bancor community! The integration is supported by Credit Collective & furthered by Mento Labs, bringing Mento stable assets to Bancor & Carbon DeFi 🤝 To learn more, check out Bancor's blog post! ↓ https://blog.bancor.network/hello-celo-115eace685cc Check it out on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/celo/status/1820883037573542365?s=46

📣 Breaking #CEL2 News: the Dango Layer 2 testnet is now live! 🍡 Ahead of EthCC 2024, cLabs successfully launched the fork of Alfajores testnet, inviting developers to start testing the updated code 🧵 Keep reading for the key benefits & details! ↓ First proposed at EthCC 2023, cLabs and the Celo community have spent the past year aligning on key L2 infrastructure including leveraging Optimism's OP Stack & the current proposal to leverage EigenLayer's EigenDA to maintain sub-cent transaction fees 🤝 Dango will operate alongside Alfajores as core infrastructure providers familiarize w/ the L2 codebase! 🍡 All historical data (smart contracts, accounts, & balances) from Alfajores are preserved and migrated to Dango - making the transition simple as updating the RPC URL 💪 Designed with a core focus on maintaining key Celo L1 benefits for a consistent UX, elements remaining & improved through the migration include: → Bridging of WETH & ERC-20 tokens between Ethereum & Celo → Decreasing block time to 2s from 5s → 50% total throughput increase → Maintaining 1-block finality → Continuation of Fee Abstraction (multiple ERC-20 tokens as gas currencies incl. Celo-native USDT & USDC) → Transactions w/ a phone number, email address, or other social identifier via SocialConnect & more! What's next? 🙋 Once core infra providers update to L2 code, cLabs will update Alfajores directly for dApp developers to test! By preserving current chain data, there is no expected impact on most dApps This means L2 mainnet could be live by early winter 2024! ⌛ For more details & to get involved in the conversation, visit↓ 🧑‍💻 cLabs' community forum post: https://forum.celo.org/t/introducing-dango-l2-celo-testnet/8313 🗞️ Celo Foundation's blog post: https://medium.com/@celoorg/celo-core-contributor-clabs-launch-layer-2-testnet-dango-c2ba72a66dbf And if you're at EthCC this week, the team is eager to discuss your feedback IRL! 🇧🇪

Celo team is on the way to South Korea for buidl Asia & Eth Seoul, check the thread below for details regarding the schedule https://x.com/celo/status/1772624738000736375?s=46&t=ukdAQ8DqVjqJCIwcvlplRw

Exciting news:🚨 Tether (USDT) is coming to Celo ecosystem🎉 Tether just announced plans to deploy native USDT on Celo, expanding everyday use cases on the mobile-first, EVM-compatible blockchain network built for the real world 🌐 Why is this important? Keep reading below ↓ The partnership is a step forward in the joint mission of enhancing financial inclusion & empowering individuals across the globe 🤝 With over 1,000 projects in 150+ countries, Celo's mobile-first ecosystem aligns w/ Tether's mission of accessibility Benefits of the integration include: → Sub-cent transaction fees, enabling microtransactions for all → EVM-compatible infrastructure, enhancing interoperability → Social mapping via SocialConnect → On- & off-ramping API standard FiatConnect USDT join MentoLabs stablecoins including cREAL & eXOF, tracking the Brazilian Real and West African Franc (used in 14 sub-Saharan countries) respectively 🇧🇷 🌍 among others – further propelling Celo forward as the leading ecosystem for stablecoins & RWAs Look out for future developments as core contributors at cLabs will submit a governance proposal for USDT as native gas currency⛽ 👀 USDT as a gas currency will streamline transactions & foster efficiency for dApps focused on payments, lending & more! For more information, check out our blog post on Tether's upcoming USDT deployment!↓ https://blog.celo.org/tether-usdt-to-launch-on-celo-960fefb6bdbb

Watch the Full Recording of Rene @ ETHDENVER "The Road to CEL2: Migrating to an L2 & Unlocking 1B Users." Presented by RegenRene from Celo Link: https://twitter.com/i/status/1763686955206717732

The first Quests about Celo are live on Layer3, join and unlock crypto for the real world on Celo, a mobile-first & EVM-compatible chain for fast, low-cost payments. Follow the #CeloBrickRoad, a new collection of 8 bi-weekly quests to receive XP, limited-edition NFTs, & more! Here 👉 https://layer3.xyz/collections/an-introduction-to-celo https://x.com/layer3xyz/status/1755686459594739836?s=46&t=ukdAQ8DqVjqJCIwcvlplRw

Looking for a new challenge in 2024? Test your skills in OnchainSquad's 30 Days of Web3 – a collaborative initiative to build your Web3 experience. Our own @HarpalJadeja11 will run a workshop and serve as a judge & mentor. Sign up + get building ⬇️

🗞️ New year, new look: The first Celo Prosper of 2024 is out! ✨ In this issue: → @opera @minipay hits 1,111,111 users → Q&A w/ @Credit_Collecti founder @Dgtal_crypto → Ecosystem updates, events & more! Read↓ https://t.co/mQqpRjfxsh Subscribe! 📥 https://t.co/RY2Glikh1p

📰 This just in: @Opera @MiniPay has surpassed 1,111,111 million users, across Nigeria, Ghana & Kenya since launch! 🎉🎉 Stay tuned for updates on new dApp integrations & rollouts in new regions across Africa 👀 🌍 🇿🇦

Catch @RegenRene – Co-Founder of @CeloOrg and President of Celo Foundation on stage at #BlockchainLife2024 in Dubai. Join 8000+ attendees at the Crypto Event of the Year. 🎟️ https://t.co/xKarV1C9i5

CEL2 A-Z Series 🌱 ✨ "A" is for Account Abstraction (AA) – AA is about making blockchain user-friendly! Imagine having a single, programmable account on Ethereum that's as easy to use as your email account

FACT FRIDAY – @CeloOrg We continue our Fact Friday sessions with an update from our friends at @CeloOrg . If you want to know how Celo evolved in 2023 and why they are transitioning to an Ethereum L2, read the facts below. In 2023: · Celo surpassed 324M+ transactions · Saw a…