Real money for verified humans is here!
The @Selfxyz & @GoogleCloud USA₮ Faucet is live, distributing free Celo-native @USAT to eligible users verified with Self's privacy-first identity infra
NEWS: The @USAT Mainnet Faucet, built by Self and @GoogleCloud, is live!
Verified humans can claim USA₮, the US Dollar stablecoin issued by @Anchorage and supported by @Tether, on @Celo.
Prove your Self, claim your free USA₮
⚠️ AGENTS AT WORK WINNERS: The judges of @CeloDevs' latest agentic hackathon have locked in their selections
Of 66 registrations across 16 countries, 14 standout apps that put Celo's agentic infrastructure to work take home a share of the $5K bounty!
🏆 Meet the winners ↓
@CeloDevs added a "Judges' Top Picks" track for a project that stood out, but didn't fit a category. @Spagero71's Kobo (Naira transfers w/ Celo's fee abstraction for cNGN gas) claimed the $500 bounty!
Additional shoutouts for Compute Router, LexIQ & Leash for exceptional applications on Celo 👏
Congratulations to the winners!
Thanks to partners @ChainstackHQ, @cencori & to all who participated. Developers drove thousands of transactions & are shaping the future of Celo's agentic ecosystem 💛
The next hackathon is around the corner... stay tuned!
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce called out the risks of KYC and better alternative: #zkKYC
Self is built for this.
Privacy-first identity verification exists. Now it’s time for the internet to adopt it.
Google Cloud, Aave and more already have integrated Self. Who’s next?
Hester Peirce with another banger
“Today society is at a crossroads. Down one path lies the status quo: more data collection, more intermediary surveillance, more “know your customer” requirements that turn our financial rails into a panopticon. Down the other path lies an opportunity to use new technologies to improve our ability to catch criminals while collecting less personal information than ever before, and monitoring more sparingly to protect Americans’ privacy.” sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-st…
Celo is built for the real world & designed for fast, low-cost transactions that enable everyday use
At @ethconf, Celo Core Co. COO Elizabeth Peng highlighted some of the utility projects driving that global activity ↓
7) Top Chain: Celo ✨
Squid flew by 1m transactions and $800m processed on @Celo during Q3!
As it stands, you've used Celo on Squid 1.42m times and counting.
Just in ✨
Squid has processed over 1 MILLION transactions on @Celo!
Since launching last year, hundreds of thousands have used @minipay & Squid to buy digital gold, BTC, ETH, and CELO.
It's easy and it works.
There are 72 Mini Apps live in MiniPay today.
72 teams who didn't have to build a wallet, find users, or solve payments first—just plug in and ship.
All built on @Celo.
Formula 1 has changed & grown to mainstream attention since starting in 1950, but the need for speed has never changed 🏎️
Today's Daily Quiz on @minipay is your chance to flex: how closely are you following F1?
New All-Time High: @TextileProtocol processed $1.5M+ in onchain FX volume on Celo yesterday!
Textile supports 10 assets on Celo, incl. @idrx_co, @cngn_co, @RipioHQ's $wARS, $wBRL, $wCOP, $wMXN & @Tether USD₮
FX is fast, low-cost & 24/7 on Celo. Textile puts it to work
A lot can change in three years.
The app changed.
The experience changed.
The community grew.
But the journey kept moving. ✈️
Look how far we’ve come: link.minipay.xyz/miniapp?id=…
Most apps spend their first year chasing their first 50,000 users. @hisaluto found them in one week!
Builders here start where most apps hope to end up.
Over 50,000 users have taken the first step to sharpen their English in Saluto's first week on @MiniPay 🌟
Salu is here to support the next 50,000 and beyond!
Over 50K users have taken their first lesson with @Saluto on @MiniPay since the Mini App launched last week!
Have you met Salu, the virtual language tutor, yet?
bit.ly/Saluto_in_MiniPay
Over 50,000 users have taken the first step to sharpen their English in Saluto's first week on @MiniPay 🌟
Salu is here to support the next 50,000 and beyond!
Just last week:
1. $IDRX volume reaches $1M on @Textileprotocol
2. @RipioHQ$wARS, $wBRL & $wCOP local currencies support by Celo native x402
The proof is stacking, Celo global payments and FX are inevitable