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…

When we started @Celo, the bet was simple: build financial infrastructure for everyone, not just speculators. Mobile-first, stablecoin-native, optimized for the places where better payments actually change lives @Opera believed in that from the start. Nearly five years ago they saw what we saw and built @MiniPay into a self-custodial stablecoin wallet with 14M+ users across 66 countries and 420M+ transactions This proposal moves Opera from a distribution partner to a network stakeholder with a 160M CELO allocation, making Opera's incentives more aligned with Celo's and vice versa. I probably don't have to tell you how big of a deal that is The jobs not done yet though. Next up, 50M Opera browser users are positioned to redeem USDT rewards within MiniPay. Roadshows in Vietnam and the Philippines start next month The path to a multi billion-dollar onchain economy is getting concrete

@marek_ @Celo

Opera is doubling down on @Celo and I couldn't be more excited

🗞️ BREAKING: @Opera goes big on Celo—new proposed 160M CELO stake to transform @MiniPay distribution partner to key network stakeholder Read more about Opera's path to becoming one of the largest institutional CELO tokenholders & how they’re bringing 50M users into MiniPay ↓

@Celo_Col @0xj4an @Celo 😎

¡Jovian ya está LIVE en @Celo Sepolia! 🌕⚡️ Próxima parada: Mainnet el 31 de marzo 🔥 Esto nos alinea con el último OP Stack + mejoras brutales en gas, base fee y compatibilidad de infra. Si corres nodos o infra, ¡hora de actualizar ya! Gran paso @cLabs 🙌

Jovian is now live on Celo Sepolia 🌕⚡️ Next stop: Mainnet on March 31. This upgrade brings Celo in line with the latest OP Stack upgrade path + ships key Celo-specific improvements across gas, base fee mechanics, and infra compatibility. If you’re running infra, now’s the time to upgrade. Release links, required versions, and important EigenDA proxy config changes here 👇 forum.celo.org/t/jovian-hardf…

Celo is joining the @synthesis_md agent hackathon 🤖 Build agentic apps with real-world utility, leveraging Celo's robust infra & tooling. Celo's agent will judge, w/ winners eligible for $10K in bounties 🏆

🌉 @Marek_ speaks at @Ethereum Unblock in just a few hours! Catch his talk for tips on building for Celo & @SelfProtocol bounties during @synthesis_md, insights on the agentic economy inc. Self Agent ID & more 📍 Frontier Tower SF 🕓 4pm PT RSVP ↓ luma.com/unblock-sf-2026

Some exciting recent @Celo community highlights: 🦉 @Updownxyz launches their onchain FX perp DEX with up to 100x leverage for FX trading on Celo t_ @TokenTerminal reports RWA Holder Count stats by chain with Celo ranking as the 3rd most popular. Also shares that Celo reaches an ATH of 1.7M monthly active users, up ~70% in the past 6 months 📰 @CryptoDotNews and @TokenTerminal reports USDT holders on Celo surpassed 10M, having grown 230% in the past year 🪪 @SelfProtocol and @Aave promote boosted rewards for real humans with 2x APY on USD₮ and WETH pools 🦑 @SquidRouter on @MiniPay reaches 75K+ XAUt0 holders are highlighted @TokenTerminal graph 🪶 @FeatherLend shares a step by step instructions on how to leverage the @Morpho launch to loop stCELO to earn increased yield on CELO ☕ @EspressoSys hosts yours truly for Proof-of-Stake Launch Livestream to discuss the future of Celo and Espresso 🌐 @Celo announces its New Regional Ambassadors spanning Africa, Latin America & Southeast Asia and focused on grassroots adoption 🧶 @TextileProtocol locks down $315K TVL in less than 30 days across 6 pools in five countries ⚖️ @StabilaFnd posts @MichaelKwan_'s talk from Universal Staking Day outlining the stCELO DeFi flywheel 🦞 @ArtuGrande announces Build Agents for the Real World Workshop and Lunch on Mar 12 in Buenos Aires 🟣 @MentoLabs performs a major upgrade on the Mento protocol bringing it to version 3 🥳 👷 @CeloDevs opens applications for Build Agents for the Real World Hackathon from Mar 2-18 📲 @MiniPay announces to users they can send funds from 60+ countries directly to local bank accounts in the US and across Europe 🦞 Claw Sessions announces event at @TheNestLisbon on March 12 with live demos and real @OpenClaw builds with @GigaHierz 🎙️ @CeloDevs with @GigaHierz with @Glminoprio, Head of Growth at @daimo, the ramp powering stablecoin onboarding to @MiniPay 🦸 @Loopuman builds AI agents on Celo to rewards USDm to human workers across Africa, Asia & LATAM via Telegram/WhatsApp What did I miss?

Introducing Celo's New Regional Ambassadors! Spanning Africa, Latin America & Southeast Asia, the group is dedicated to driving on-the-ground education, awareness & grassroots adoption for the leading programmable rails for global finance 🌐 Meet the Ambassadors ↓

I asked @marek_ one question. 60 seconds to convince the world @Celo's best days are ahead. Watch👇

UpDown Perpetual DEX is officially LIVE. 🦉 Leveraged Global Currency: up to 100x Foreign Exchange (FX) trading 🦉 ADL auto-deleveraging 🦉 Top most liquid FX pairs 🦉 Settlement in underlying currency/token Trade now: updown.xyz

@espressoFNDN 🥳🥳🥳

The Espresso Network's proof-of-stake upgrade was triggered today on mainnet at block 10,960,201. Epoch 1 has begun. In another 79,799 blocks (~2 days at current 2-second block times), Espresso becomes a fully operational PoS consensus network. Track it: explorer.main.net.espresso.network

Some exciting recent @Celo community highlights: 🟨 Celo reaches ATH $6.2B in stablecoin volume last month, up from 41% from $4.4B the month before, source: @Artemis__xyz c⬝L @cLabs announces Jovian Hardfork is coming! 🦋 @Morpho markets and vaults go live on Celo with yield curated by @FeatherLend, enabling staked CELO looping 🧱 @Kiln_Finance partners with @MiniPay launching a MiniApp that enables users to earn yield on USDT ↔️ @MyriadMarkets launches their prediction market product to @MiniPay with 5000 USD₮ in monthly rewards 🟣 @MentoLabs announces new features like fixed-priced FX, LP rebalancer, and multichain FX, all coming to Mento V3 🔴 @Optimism shares video of yours truly sharing Celo’s eng accomplishments and features at Scaling Summit with @Ben_Chain 🦸 @SuperchainEco highlights Celo payment usage with everyday users being the clearest example of real-world crypto adoption in the Superchain 🤖 @NumoForex launches KESm 🇰🇪fixed rate borrowing on Celo 🟠 @Prezenti_Grants announces Celo Season 2 Anchor Pool grants from $25k and Boost Pool invite-only grants until Jun 30 🪪 @RegenRene of @SelfProtocol promotes new Agent ID at Open Source AI Summit SF 📲 @MiniPay redesigns Boost to reward users with value by using the app 👷 @CeloDevs highlights Proof of Ship project and @Prezenti_Grants grantee Esusu, built by @EmiriDbest enters 5th position on @8004_Scan 🏆 Celo announces its 4 Build Agents for the Real World hackathon winners amongst 40+ submissions 🙋🏻‍♀️ @Marilyn100x hosts yours truly to talk about the Celo builder experience as an @Ethereum L2 🎙️ @CeloDevs with @GigaHierz with @DollyPalton1, founder of @BitGifty, one of the first real-world @MiniPay mini apps that is now live across 19 markets in Africa, LATAM & Southeast Asia. 🇳🇬 @CeloNigeria hosts Build Agents for Real World Celo Hackathon on with local builders 🌎 @CeloLatamHUBs's buildathon enters its last week! What did I miss?

Read this thread on how @Celo is driving real usage on the Superchain. Payments, stablecoins, and everyday users. The data speaks for itself 👇

$6.2B in stablecoin volume on @Celo last month. Another all-time high, up 41% from $4.4B the month before

Welcome to the Celo ecosystem, @MyriadMarkets! ⚡ The prediction market is now live in @MiniPay, allowing 13M+ global users to forecast the outcome of everyday events from sports to politics & earn based on their knowledge

🟨 @Celo core devs working on Jovian Hardfork after shipping 4 hardforks in the last 12 months

Missed @Marek_'s @Optimism Scaling Summit fireside w/ @ben_chain? The recording is now live! Watch the "DeFi-Focused Chains vs. Human-Focused Chains" to learn how Celo is purpose-built for accessible DeFi & bringing stablecoin payments to millions of real humans globally 🌐

Institutional-grade Vaults. Sub-cent fees. Global access. @Morpho Markets & Vaults are now live on Celo, with yield curated by @featherlend 🧵 Explore trustless lending & Celo's growing yield ecosystem ↓

Celo is showing up on the @8004_scan leaderboard! Let's go agentic use cases!