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…
New on Celo: @idrx_co, the regulated IDR stablecoin, backed 1:1 by Rupiah reserves and bonds.
For builders targeting Southeast Asia, direct onchain IDR ↔ USD₮ swaps via @Textileprotocol are live.
BREAKING: @idrx_co, the regulated, fiat-backed Indonesian Rupiah stablecoin, is live on Celo, the most widely adopted network for stablecoin payments 🇮🇩
Backed 1:1 by Rupiah reserves & bonds, IDRX will power remittances & payments & w/ @Textileprotocol onchain FX from day one!
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.
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
곧 보자, 서울 🇰🇷
@EspressoSys & the Celo Core Co. team are heading to Korea Blockchain Week. Join us for happy hour this Sunday, September 27th!
🕓 4pm GMT+9
📍 Bar Tea Scent
🎟️ RSVP: luma.com/espresso-hh
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 ↓
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.
From all of us at the Celo Communities Guild, congratulations to all the winners of the Agent at Work Hackathon! 🎉🏆
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make it a success. 👏🌱
⚠️ 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 ↓
⚠️ 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 ↓
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been trialling CreditLine with @minipay users.
- Open CreditLine in MiniPay.
- Get an approved credit limit in seconds.
- Borrow USDT directly to your balance.
We’re opening early access to more people now. Sign up at mini.uv.credit.
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!
"How do we drive crypto adoption?" has been debated in panels and threads for years.
20M activated wallets across 70+ countries 🤯 @MiniPay just answered.
NEWS: @MiniPay has crossed 20,000,000 activated wallets!
Three years since its launch, the global dollar wallet supports 70+ countries with 75+ Mini Apps for savings, utility payments, shopping & more
Built by @Opera, only on @Celo
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!
Learning a new language can be daunting. Setting up another app is just one more barrier to getting started.
That's why Saluto is live in @MiniPay, directly in the global dollar wallet 20M+ already trust & use daily.
No complicated set-up, just a few taps to begin.
Self and @GoogleCloud's @USAT Mainnet Faucet is offering $2 to verified humans for the next 7,500 claims only!
Over 9,000 real people have verified with Self's privacy-first zero-knowledge tech to claim free USA₮ on @Celo.
Now's your chance to join in. Here's how ↓
NEWS: @MiniPay has crossed 20,000,000 activated wallets!
Three years since its launch, the global dollar wallet supports 70+ countries with 75+ Mini Apps for savings, utility payments, shopping & more
Built by @Opera, only on @Celo
곧 보자, 서울 🇰🇷
@EspressoSys & the Celo Core Co. team are heading to Korea Blockchain Week. Join us for happy hour this Sunday, September 27th!
🕓 4pm GMT+9
📍 Bar Tea Scent
🎟️ RSVP: luma.com/espresso-hh
Who is on their way to Seoul for KBW 2026?? The Espresso & @Celo teams are gathering for a laid back happy hour in Gangnam on Sun Sept 27 and you’re invited! Hang with our team members, grab a drink, and snag that limited swag while you can. 🤫
Save your spot as capacity is limited - luma.com/espresso-hh
I got $250 in USDT credit to spend with my Minipay card. Without any collateral.
It is the closest I've seen to real onchain banking.
Its a cashflow underwriting strategy. How it works: 👇🏻
1) Open your @minipay wallet.
2) Add CreditLine miniapp. (you need to enable DevMode as this is still in beta and paste the URL minipay.uv.credit/)
It runs inside the MiniPay wallet you already have. Nothing to install, and no wallet to connect. (Only for wallets with +30 days activity)
3) Verify who you are with one short check ID (Phone + Name + Address + Birthdate).
It takes lesst than two minutes, and you do it once.
4) Borrow USDT without collateral against your history and balance amount
Your money is not locked up, and can't be liquidated.
5) Repay on installments.
Every repayment on time raises your limit.
I've been testing this and got a credit line up to $150 first time, and then it jumped to $250.
Ideally I'd like to reach $1000~$3000 without having to repay fees too many times.
I have 10 codes to give out, DM me for sharing.
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been trialling CreditLine with @minipay users.
- Open CreditLine in MiniPay.
- Get an approved credit limit in seconds.
- Borrow USDT directly to your balance.
We’re opening early access to more people now. Sign up at mini.uv.credit.
The agent economy is being built almost entirely on the US Dollar
But most of the world earns, budgets & pays in something else
That's why Celo's native x402 facilitator now settles agent payments in @RipioHQ's $wARS, $wBRL & $wCOP, with no FX friction
Breaking: Ripio + Celo just made agentic payments smarter!
Celo's x402 facilitator now supports wARS, wBRL, and wCOP for agentic payments. No conversion, no FX risk, no friction.
Agents in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia can now transact in their native currencies.