cLabs

Shipping doesn’t stop! The cLabs H1 2026 roadmap is live, outlining the next phase of protocol upgrades, performance improvements, and infrastructure stewardship for @Celo as an Ethereum Layer-2. Dive in 👇 forum.celo.org/t/clabs-h1-202…

👥⛓️Top chains based on the number of tokenized commodities holders: 1. @ethereum: 134.2K 2. @Celo: 98.3K 3. @solana: 29.9K 4. @BNBCHAIN: 9.2K 5. @arbitrum: 2.5K 6. @HyperliquidX: 2.2K 7. @SuiNetwork: 1.9K 8. @Plasma: 587 9. @StellarOrg: 582 10. @base: 493

📣 An AI Track with a $1K USD₮ bounty! was added to Celo's May Proof of Ship! Builders on @Celo can plug an AI agent into an existing project or build from scratch to qualify for the bounty. Submissions open until May 25, 23:59 GMT. Requirements and Infrastructure below ↓

Build smarter and faster on @Celo using the Celopedia skill! ✅ Build a mini app on @Celo in a few minutes ✅ Access key tools, frameworks & resources ✅ Get feedback on your project And more! Here's what you need to know ↓

"Global Venmo will happen, probably in the next 5 to 10 years, and it's gonna happen on @Celo." Co-founder @marek_ on the future of payments at @consensus2026, presented by @moonpay.

It’s a great day to CELObrate the latest ecosystem milestones! 🎉 Ecosystem partners @googlecloud, @selfxyz, @Stablecoin, @minipay, @talamobile & @Textileprotocol joined @Marek_ on stage to cover the latest announcements & network developments

📸 Live from the @CoinDesk @consensus2026 Payments track: @marek_, @0xCharlay & Christian Heidelberger discuss the evolution of the stablecoin economy, Celo & @Stablecoin’s partnership announced today & @minipay’s growth to 15M+ global users

Happening now from @CoinDesk Live: @marek_ joins @JennSanasie & @EleanorTerrett to share today’s @Stablecoin @talamobile news, tune in 👇 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Proud to bring @celo blockchain to the Bridge orchestration platform. Developers can now access onramps, offramps, and cross-chain bridging of USDC on Celo to power stablecoin payments.

This just in: Leading credit infrastructure platform @Talamobile & onchain private credit platform @TextileProtocol to launch an open credit pool on Celo! Announced at @CoinDesk's @Consensus2026, the pool structured by Tribeca Park Capital will target $25M in liquidity

Breaking News: @Stablecoin now supports Celo, adding the leading network for global stablecoin payments to their orchestration platform! Announced at @CoinDesk’s @Consensus2026, Celo & Bridge are accelerating everyday stablecoin usage for millions worldwide

Some exciting recent @Celo community highlights: 🟨 Celo Core Co. is going to Consensus Miami with yours truly speaking at @Consensus2026. We are also hosting CELObrate Miami, May 6 with @MiniPay and @Stablecoin 😎🏝️ 📲 @MiniPay tops 15M users 🥳 ⭕ @Opera posts Q1 earnings of their "rapid growth trajectory" & expanding services for emerging markets including 15M+ users and 123% YoY growth 🪙 @a16zcrypto features Celo, @MiniPay, and @Selfxyz on Market Map: Stablecoins seen as the new stack for global finance ✌️ @VerdaVentures launches stablescape[dot]xyz, a live dashboard tracking how stablecoins are actually being used across the world 🥧 @growthepie_eth reports spike in gas fee revenue for Celo with 7 month graph and launches new upgrade in app metrics for Celo users and builders 🏦 @FonBnk1 launches Instant Pay MiniApp on @MiniPay, allowing users to send money, pay bills, and pay merchants directly 🦑 @Squidrouter reports that 123K wallets bought $XAUT0 via their Buy Gold @MiniPay app 🦉 @Updownxyz moves into Round 2 of their $10K Trading Competition by trading the NGN/USD₮ pool, making referrals & more 🗳️ @CeloGovernance schedules Governance Call 90 this week on May 7 14:00 UTC 👷 @CeloDevs posts Build Web3 products and data dashboards using Claude on Celo video on X and youtube 🟠 @Prezenti_Grants opens grant applications for @MiniPay builders 🔰 @Bancor promotes rewards campaign on @CarbonDeFixyz with 20% APR on $USDm / $USDGLO 🪧 @Stakely_io posts Celo Weekly Report with highlights around the ecosystem What did I miss?

Revenue is climbing on @Celo

@marek_ @Celo @selfxyz @minipay 👀👀👀

Can you see @Celo, @Selfxyz, and @Minipay?

ICYMI: Celo and its robust ecosystem are driving the new digital economy forward Celo's programmable rails for global finance were included in @a16zcrypto's stablecoin ecosystem map, along w/ @MiniPay (Consumer App) & @Selfxyz (Identity Tools) & more ↓

🗞️ @Opera, a key $CELO stakeholder following a 160M grant, just dropped its Q1 2026 earnings & @MiniPay is front & center CEO Lin Song highlighted MiniPay's "rapid growth trajectory" & expanding services for emerging markets finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks…

Some exciting recent @Celo community highlights: 🟨 Celo turns 6 🥳 and inc⬝Lcreases chain revenue by 4x in 10 days c⬝L @cLabs (aka Celo Core Co.) launches the Celopedia skill 📲 @MiniPay commits $1M in $CELO to back MiniApp builders, paid out based on real transaction activity, and completes their roadshow in South East Asia 🎙️ @CeloDevs with @GigaHierz will host @CDuffus from @FonBnk1 on April 28 for a Founder Stage live stream to chat about @MiniPay distribution and builder advice t_ @TokenTerminal reports Celo is currently the fourth largest chain by RWA holder count, with ~106k holders 🦑 @SquidRouter offers users who buy $6 in CELO and hold will receive $1 cashback in their wallet ❇️ @8004_scan spotlights Celo expanding presence in ERC-8004 agent ecosystem with 8,025 registered agents, 15,078 feedback signals submitted 👷 @CeloDevs, @ArtuGrande and @SZapelao will host “In Data We Trust” on April 30 to teach Celo builders how to leverage @ClaudeAi to structure data for growth, fundraising & more 🦸 @SuperchainEco celebrates Celo’s 6th birthday by reporting a snapshot of Celo real-world adoption on the Superchain 🥧 @growthepie_eth celebrates Celo’s 6th birthday by posting a graph of Celo throughput from 2020-2026 📰 @BSCNews reports Celo surpassing 1.27B in txs and the chain’s accomplishments since becoming an Ethereum L2 🇵🇭 @Mavu_Work joins @Opera @MiniPay and @CeloDevs for the MiniPay Community Mixer ♻️ @CeloPublicGoods posts infographic with resources for MiniApp Builders including Proof of Ship S2 with $20k+ USDT prize pool, @Prezenti_Grants Anchor Round with $25K in grants, and @VerdaVentures Builder Fund for the best MiniApp 🔰 @Bancor promotes rewards campaign on @CarbonDeFixyz with 23% APR on $USDm / $USDGLO What did I miss?

See you in South Beach! 🌴 Join us after @CoinDesk Consensus day two to CELObrate the latest milestones & the future of the ecosystem w/ @MiniPay, @Stablecoin, @GoogleCloud & additional surprise guests! 📆 Weds., May 6th 🕔 5pm - 7pm 🔗 RSVP ↓ luma.com/fuq9fnxk

Happy Birthday @Celo 🥳🎉🍰 Some exciting changes since this time last year: Onchain metrics 📊 👥 MAUs: 509K → 1.98M (up 3.9x) 📱 MiniPay Wallets: 7M → 15M (up 2.1x, across 66+ countries) 💸 Daily Tx Num: 1.27M → ~1.7M (up 1.3x) ⚖️ Annual Stablecoin Volume (@Artemis "adjusted"): $13.69B → $28.10B (up 2.05x) 🪙 Lifetime Transactions: crossed 1.2B+ 💵 USDT on Celo: #1 transport layer globally, 10M+ holders (up 230%) 🏆 #1 L2 by Daily Active Users (peaked at 840K) 🔒 99.8% reduction in security costs post-L2 Notable new additions 🙌 🦋 @MorphoLabs 🦄 @Uniswap (V4) 🤖 @Virtuals_io ⚡️ @SuccinctLabs 📈 @Updownxyz 🧵 @TextileProtocol 🥇 @Tether Gold (XAUt0) 🧠 ERC-8004 agentic infra (+ @AltLayer, @thirdweb, @autonolas) Major L2 milestones 💪 📅 1 year as an Ethereum L2 🛡️ Jello hardfork: 1st L2 with ZK fault proofs (OP Succinct Lite) 💾 @Eigen_da v2 (Blazar) upgrade + 1st auditable DA bridge 🏅 @L2beat: top chain in the Validiums & Optimiums category

To CELObrate our 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

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 What does this look like in practice? Here's a better look ↓