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Celo Migration to Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing in New Era for the Blockchain

The transition ends a long journey beginning back in July 2023 and a fierce competition, won by Optimism, convincing the Celo ecosystem to build with their tech.

Celo co-founders Marek Olszewski and Rene Reinsberg (Celo Foundation)

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Celo Community Ratifies Plan to Use Optimism's OP Stack for New Layer-2 Chain

The vote passed with overwhelming support, with 65 addresses representing 14.6 million CELO tokens signaling approval for the measure.

Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)

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Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s

CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of the project's CELO tokens, under the chain's governance rules.

Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)

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Blockchain's Next Trend Is Mobile, Celo Co-Founder Predicts

Celo co-founder and Celo Foundation president Rene Reinsberg answers some rapid fire questions from CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie about underrated blockchain developments, trends for 2024 and what he's most excited about when it comes to the Celo ecosystem.

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Circle to Expand Native Issuance of its $26B Stablecoin USDC to Celo's Network

Celo, which is in the midst of transforming into an Ethereum layer 2 network, is increasingly positioning itself as a blockchain for real-world assets. Celo co-founder and Celo Foundation president Rene Reinsberg joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest Celo ecosystem developments, which includes aiming to boost cross-border payments and peer-to-peer transactions in developing regions and facilitating conversion from local currencies.

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Mobile-Focused Blockchain Celo Partners With Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys

The partnership will allow for Celo to integrate with ConsenSys’ Infura infrastructure.

Celo se asocia con ConsenSys. (Getty Images)

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Web3athon: Disaster Response and Relief

Celo Foundation's Head of Risk and Compliance Jane Khodarkovsky, AID:Tech CEO Joseph Thompson, Emerging Impact CEO Robert Greenfield and writer at Pull Request Antonio Garcia-Martinez join Consensus 2022 to discuss the role of Web3 and crypto in disaster relief and response. Moderator: Rakia Reynolds, Skai Blue Media founder and executive officer

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Celo Rises 15% on Barcelona Reveal of $20M 'Connect the World' Campaign

The team announced on Monday at Celo Connect in Barcelona that it's launching a campaign to incentivize development of Celo on- and off-ramps.

Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)

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