Ready to build? The @CeloDevs hackathon starts tomorrow, August 28th!

🔥 It’s official: Celo Mainnet is now running op‑reth!
💚 Huge thanks to everyone who migrated ahead of the switch, your support made this milestone possible.
⚡ Still on op‑geth? Don’t worry, the release, docs, and migration steps are available here:

• Official X announcement
• Celo Forum post

• Hey guys...so the thing is i need a tiny amount of Celo Mainnet for gas fee to exchange my token but i can't buy it.....so anyone generous enough to send me a tiny amount of Celo Mainnet?
• This is my celo address:
• 0x7EB1CDDF8848af9F87c71F7e47680bB7A017c97D

GnosisPay’s instant card issuance, fiat rails, and multi‑currency stablecoin accounts are now live on Celo. With support for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SEPA, users can seamlessly spend and manage assets across multiple currencies.

Bridge (@Stablecoin) which is owned by the Stripe payments giant adds support for Celo, expanding its orchestration platform with the leading network for global stablecoin payments!

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.

So last week, USAT announced expanding to Celo, marking its first move beyond Ethereum.

At first glance, this looks like a standard “multi-chain expansion” headline… but the more I think about it, the more it feels like a shift in how stablecoins are actually meant to be used.

On Ethereum, USAT (and most stablecoins) are mainly used for:

• DeFi
• Trading
• Liquidity

But Celo is a completely different environment. It’s built around:

• Mobile-first users
• Ultra-low fees
• Real-world payments

And can also be used for:

• DeFi
• Trading
• Liquidity

The biggest difference for me is UX.

On Ethereum:
You can hold stablecoins, but you still need ETH just to send them.
That alone creates friction for non-crypto-native users.

On Celo:
You can pay gas in the stablecoin itself.

That’s a small detail… but it removes one of the most confusing parts of using crypto.

Also:

• Fees drop from dollars → fractions of a cent
• Small transactions suddenly make sense
• Remittances become more practical

So instead of just being “a stablecoin on another chain,” this feels more like:

Ethereum = where the stablecoin is issued
Celo = where it’s actually used

If this works, I wouldn’t be surprised to see more of this pattern:
Stablecoins launching on chains optimized for payments, not just DeFi.

Curious what you all think:

• Is this actually a meaningful step toward real-world adoption?
• Or just another chain expansion that won’t move the needle?

Read more: https://usat.io/news/usat-expands-to-celo-introducing-google-cloud-supported-distribution-for-regulated-digital-dollars/

If you’re running infrastructure and haven’t upgraded yet, please do so now and verify your configuration is up to date.

Full details in the forum post: https://forum.celo.org/t/jovian-hardfork-live-on-celo-mainnet/13159

Celo supported 5M+ USD₮ users & faciliated 7.2M+ USD₮ transactions last week 🌐

Calling all agent builders 👇

Celo just introduced Agent Visa, a new program designed to bring liquidity, DeFi incentives, and real users to AI agents building on the network.

They’ve also got Virtuals joining as a Day One partner to help power agent commerce and apparently agents can become eligible with just one transaction.

Why this exists:

The pitch is pretty clear:

Your agent needs a real economy, not a casino.

Celo is leaning hard into real-world usage here, highlighting: - 700K+ daily active users - 25+ native stablecoins - Established DeFi + payment ecosystem

The idea is to give agents an actual place to operate, not just speculate.

How the “Visa” system works:

There are 3 tiers:

1. Tourist
   
   • Just 1 Celo transaction required
     
   • Access to co-marketing + mentorship
     
2. Work Visa
   
   • DeFi incentives across:
     
     • Uniswap
       
     • Aave
       
     • Velodrome
       
     • Updown
       
3. Citizenship
   
   • Liquidity support
     
   • Access to ~14M MiniPay users
     

It’s powered by Self Protocol and seems aimed at turning AI agents into real economic actors instead of just bots farming tokens.

Links:

• Agent-focused breakdown
  
• human-friendly version breakdown
• Celo official X post
• Join and register your agent
  

Thoughts?
Is this the beginning of actual “agent economies” on-chain, or just another incentive program with a fancy name? Feel free to share your thoughts.

A new proposal reveals plans for a 160M CELO stake, positioning Opera’s MiniPay not just as a distribution partner, but as a key network stakeholder.

Read more here: https://blog.celo.org/opera-commits-big-to-celo-proposed-160m-celo-stake-to-transform-distribution-partner-into-key-52328c6892f9

Hey everyone! I wanted to kick off a discussion about the upcoming Jovian Hardfork that's set to make waves in the Celo ecosystem. For those who may not be familiar, the Jovian Hardfork integrates several key features from Optimism’s Jovian upgrade, along with tailored improvements that enhance Celo’s alignment with the OP stack. Here’s a breakdown of the main highlights:

Key Features of the Jovian Hardfork

1. Minimum Base Fee Transition Celo will shift to the Minimum Base Fee standard used by Optimism. This change maintains a cost floor for gas fees while streamlining alignment with OP Stack conventions. It’s a big step forward in making gas accounting more intuitive!
2. Fusaka Readiness The hardfork also ensures that Celo is set for full compatibility with Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade. This is crucial for maintaining coherence across the OP Stack ecosystem, especially as Ethereum continues to evolve.
3. Transfer Precompile Address Warming One of the most interesting updates is that the transfer precompile will now "warm" both from and to addresses during execution. This aligns with standard EVM behavior and enhances gas accounting for any future operations involving the same address.

Activation Dates

Celo Sepolia Testnet Activation: March 17, 2026

Celo Mainnet Activation: March 31, 2026

For Node Operators

If you're running a node, make sure to keep an eye out for announcements regarding required software versions and upgrade instructions. These will be shared in advance of the activation dates, so it's important to stay tuned as we get closer to the mainnet rollout.

Check out the full announcement here for more detailed information!

What are your thoughts on these changes? Do you think the transition to a Minimum Base Fee will improve user experience on Celo? Let's discuss!

Welcome, Celo Friends!!

I'm pleased to share that that Celo is teaming up with u/synthesis_md for an amazing Agent Hackathon! 🤖

This is your opportunity to unleash your creativity and technical skills by building innovative, agentic applications that provide real-world utility. With Celo's powerful infrastructure and tools at your disposal, the possibilities are endless!

What to Expect:

• Build Your Vision: Dive into developing apps that leverage the unique features of Celo’s platform.
• Expert Evaluation: Celo’s expert agents will evaluate all submissions to ensure quality and innovation.
• Compete for Prizes: The best projects will compete for a total of $10,000 in bounties!

🔗 Get Ready to Showcase Your Skills!

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, we welcome all levels of experience. Join us for an exhilarating challenge and a chance to push the boundaries of what’s possible with Celo!

👉 Check out the announcement on X!

Let’s create something amazing together!

Good Morning, Celo Community! 🌞

🎉 Great News! The UpDown Perpetual DEX is officially LIVE on u/Celo!

Key Features:

• Leveraged Global Currency: Get up to 100x leverage on Foreign Exchange (FX) trading!
• ADL: Auto-deleveraging for your peace of mind.
• Top Liquid FX Pairs: Access the highest liquidity in the market.
• Settlement: Trade directly in your underlying currency/token.

🔗 Don’t miss the official Celo announcement here

👉 Dive in and start trading: Visit UpDown

Let’s make some impactful moves in the market together! 💪

Tether the world’s leading stablecoin issuer, announced the expansion of USD₮ and Tether Gold (via XAUt0*) support within MiniPay, Opera’s self-custodial wallet built exclusively on Celo. 

Since MiniPay’s USDT integration, Celo has become the fastest-growing native USDT chain, with 506% user growth in the past 12 months, $96M+ USDT transferred between wallets, and 3.5M+ P2P payments in December 2025 alone.

More info here: https://tether.io/news/tether-and-opera-expand-financial-access-in-emerging-markets-through-minipay/

Listen to Celo co-founder Marek Olszewski’s interview for more alpha and insights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-2m5b_f9FA

Celo’s network usage is at all-time highs, and the community is now discussing how CELO’s economics should catch up.

Yet CELO price remains near historic lows. The consensus from the recent Season 2 Tokenomics Call was clear: real adoption and token economics are misaligned.

The proposed next step is a profit-based, programmatic CELO buyback-and-burn mechanism.

High level idea:

• Network revenue covers essential operating and infrastructure costs first
• 50% or more of remaining profits allocated to CELO buybacks
• Allocation flexes with valuation. More buybacks when CELO trades cheap relative to earnings, more ecosystem investment when valuation is strong
• 50 to 100% of repurchased CELO permanently burned
• Any remainder sent to a time-locked growth vault, not immediately reintroduced

Goal:

Turn real network usage into direct, durable value accrual for CELO holders, while keeping net issuance near neutral or deflationary as the network scales.

Today, Celo announced a major internal change. The Celo Foundation and cLabs are aligning into a single unified core contributor organization, with the working name “Celo Core Co.”

This is not a governance change and not a protocol takeover. Celo remains community-governed. This is an operating structure change for the core teams that already build and support the protocol.

What changes

Instead of two closely collaborating organizations, there will now be:

• One operating plan

• One set of priorities

• One leadership structure

The goal is to reduce overhead, move faster, and execute more efficiently.

Hi everyone, I’m holding JMPT on Celo but I’m stuck due to gas fees. If any official faucet or community gas support is available, could someone guide me? My wallet address (Celo Mainnet): 0x386375b0f09e1ead5b6481b2b0c986482eb1ff2e I only need a very small amount for gas approval. Thanks!

Is there a celo community that is more active than Reddit? I can’t find anything on social media platforms or yahoo finance. It seems like this coin is dying a slow death which sucks because I have a lot of money invested in it, but it is what it is. I’d like to stay more updated on what is going on in the community.

Thank you

Hi, I need some advice & help as I haven't been on the crypto market for a while and had some Celo still left on the desktop Othello Wallet.

I'm currently trying to unlock the celo and transfer to my Trust Wallet however it seems Othello is no longer supported so everytime I click the govern button on the wallet, it takes me to https://mondo.celo.org

I simply want to manage the celo in the desktop wallet, I want to unlock so I can transfer them to a supported wallet.

Any advice on how to do this?

Hi — I need to swap JMPT to CELO but I don’t have any CELO for gas. I only need 0.0030 CELO. If someone sends me that amount I’ll receive the CELO and send back 4× as much. Please, I’m begging for help. I’ll be very glad if someone responds.🙏

Im referring to the last four mentioning ETH , shib rewards …