Celo is a mobile-first Ethereum Layer 2 protocol focused on payments, stablecoins, decentralized finance, and real-world financial applications, founded by Rene Reinsberg, Marek Olszewski, and Sep Kamvar. Celo's Twitter Score is 1.6 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #396,124 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Celo originally launched its mainnet on Earth Day 2020 as a mobile-first network, then completed a full migration from an independent EVM-compatible Layer 1 to an Ethereum Layer 2 at block 31056500 on March 26, 2025. The transition preserved the full chain history without a regenesis, and the CELO token now exists both as an ERC-20 on Ethereum and as the native token on Celo L2, with balances carried over from the former Layer 1. The Layer 2 is built on the Optimism OP Stack, secured by Ethereum, and uses EigenDA for data availability.
Celo supports fee abstraction, enabling registered ERC-20 tokens, including USDT, USDC, and cUSD, to cover transaction fees. Protocol governance operates entirely onchain, with CELO holders voting on proposals. The Celo Foundation and cLabs serve as the affiliated organizations behind the network, with cLabs acting as the core engineering and technology team.
Celo has received backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, General Catalyst, Social Capital, Lakestar, Coinbase, Version One Ventures, Autonomous Partners, and Greenfield One. Polychain announced the Celo Ecosystem Fund alongside Andreessen Horowitz and Celo as founding investors to support seed-stage tools and services built on the protocol. Deutsche Telekom became a network partner and acquired a significant position in CELO in 2021. Note that the @CeloOrg account is no longer the project's active presence on this platform; its bio directs followers to @celo. Celo has been mentioned by 862 accounts a total of 4,283 times, reflecting continued awareness of the project across the platform.
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Celo attracts a broad range of notable followers across the crypto and technology space. The accounts that follow Celo include 6 founders, 1 angel investors, 2 influencers and 1 VCs, among them Collab. Land, Serotonin, Bithumb, Zealy, Genzio Media and Keef.