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Tech
Polkadot
Blockchain Data Indexer 'The Graph' to Support Polkadot, Solana, NEAR and Celo
The project’s custom API “subgraphs” provide data to some of Ethereum’s top DeFi apps.
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By William Foxley
Feb 18, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2021
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Finance
Funding rounds
Payments Startup Celo Raises $20M From a16z, Electric Capital
Celo offers a blockchain payments platform using customers' cellphone numbers to secure their public keys.
Celo team
By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 10, 2021 at 1:21 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2021
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Executive director Jerry Brito speaks at a Coin Center event.
Policy
Coin center
$175K Donation to Coin Center Tops Latest Fundraising Push for Crypto Policy Group
The donation from a group headlined by NEAR, Solana and Celo comes in addition to $300,000 raised via Gitcoin.
Executive director Jerry Brito speaks at a Coin Center event.
By Zack Voell
Dec 23, 2020 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Dec 23, 2020
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A Celo user earning with her phone.
Markets
Opinion
Will the Next M-Pesa Be a Blockchain App?
A contest for inclusive fintech shows the potential for crypto-related tech to help the world's poor, but also how much it still needs to develop.
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By Leah Callon-Butler
Dec 10, 2020 at 3:36 p.m. UTC
Dec 10, 2020
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Celo community gathering in California (cLabs)
Finance
Acquisitions
CLabs Acquires Summa to Boost Crypto Interoperability on Celo
The token startup just acquired decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Summa, best known for its interoperability work with Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Celo community gathering in California (cLabs)
By Leigh Cuen
Aug 13, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2020
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Brazil
Finance
Inflation
Brazil's Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction
Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country's real sinks to record lows against the dollar.
Brazil
By Leigh Cuen
Jul 8, 2020 at 6:16 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2020
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Denisse Halm of cLabs hosts a workshop in Mexico City. (Credit: cLabs)
Finance
Investment
Investors on CoinList Pour $10M Into Celo Token Sale in Roughly 12 Hours
Silicon Valley blockchain startup cLabs just raised $10 million for the Celo project through a token sale to investors on CoinList.
Denisse Halm of cLabs hosts a workshop in Mexico City. (Credit: cLabs)
By Leigh Cuen
May 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
May 13, 2020
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Markets
Financial inclusion
Why Crypto Matters for Financial Inclusion, Feat. Celo's Marek Olszewski
In a world of centralized mobile money solutions, do decentralized, permissionless currencies matter?
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
May 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2020
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Finance
Opinion
Why This Global Crisis Is a Defining Moment for Stablecoins
The programmability of stablecoins will "change how we think about money itself," says cLabs' Marek Olszewski.
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By Marek Olszewski
Apr 18, 2020 at 12:25 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2020
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Finance
Microsoft
Microsoft, Celo Back Virtual Earth Day Event From Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition
Microsoft is throwing its weight behind the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) incubator, a six-week hackathon focused on green energy.
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By Ian Allison
Apr 7, 2020 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
Apr 7, 2020
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