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Opera Launches MiniPay, a New Stablecoin Wallet Built on the Celo Blockchain, to Onboard Millions of Users Across Africa to Web3

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Opera designed and built MiniPay in collaboration with the Celo Foundation, enabling rapid wallet-to-wallet stablecoin transfers with sub-cent fees using mobile phone numbers and fast onboarding with automatic wallet backup through Google.

Key Points: 
  • Opera designed and built MiniPay in collaboration with the Celo Foundation, enabling rapid wallet-to-wallet stablecoin transfers with sub-cent fees using mobile phone numbers and fast onboarding with automatic wallet backup through Google.
  • The wallet's foundation is built on speed, reliability, and financial inclusivity, making it an indispensable tool for users across Africa.
  • Now one of the most popular apps and well-known brands in Africa, Opera counts over 100 million users across the continent.
  • MiniPay will become available to Opera Mini users across Africa within the coming months, first launching in Nigeria.

Leading Crypto Teams and Institutional Investors Team Up to Launch a $50M Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund Powered by Wormhole

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

The Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund is being managed and operated by Borderless Capital , a leading venture capital firm in the Web3 space.

Key Points: 
  • The Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund is being managed and operated by Borderless Capital , a leading venture capital firm in the Web3 space.
  • Backed by top blockchain protocols, infrastructure providers, and institutional investors, the fund aims to support cross-chain innovations that will drive the growth and adoption of the Web3 industry.
  • The Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund is being managed and operated by Borderless Capital, a leading venture capital firm in the Web3 space.
  • Builders, founders and developers looking to reach across ecosystems can apply to the Cross-Chain Ecosystem fund at wormhole.com/programs .

Celo Unveils New Brand Identity

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

“Brand is often an afterthought in Web3, but mission-driven projects like Celo require attention to storytelling and emotion,” says Deana Burke, the Celo Foundation’s Head of Marketing.

Key Points: 
  • “Brand is often an afterthought in Web3, but mission-driven projects like Celo require attention to storytelling and emotion,” says Deana Burke, the Celo Foundation’s Head of Marketing.
  • “With the rapid growth the Celo ecosystem has seen over the past three years, it felt right to co-create this new brand identity and bring together the people who today shape where Celo is going.
  • I love the result and think it is a true testament to the strength of our community,” says Rene Reinsberg, Celo Foundation President and Celo Co-Founder.
  • To learn more about Celo and its new brand identity, please visit celo.org .

Celo Ecosystem Projects Raise Over $77 Million in Funding to Support Financial Inclusion, Interoperability, Regenerative Finance (ReFi), and More

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Great entrepreneurs can raise in any market, says Rene Reinsberg, Celo Co-Founder and Celo Foundation President.

Key Points: 
  • Great entrepreneurs can raise in any market, says Rene Reinsberg, Celo Co-Founder and Celo Foundation President.
  • I am immensely proud of our ecosystem projects in raising over $77 million across various venture rounds.
  • This demonstrates how bullish investor sentiment is in driving mainstream adoption of Web3 and real-world use cases for real people.
  • Hyperlane , an interchain communication protocol and application development platform, raised $18.5 million in seed funding, led by early-stage crypto venture capital fund Variant.

Announcing Celo Camp Batch 6, With New Founders Support from Coinbase Cloud

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Celo Camp guides Web3 developers to launch and scale projects, connect with like-minded builders, and prosper in the blockchain ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • Celo Camp guides Web3 developers to launch and scale projects, connect with like-minded builders, and prosper in the blockchain ecosystem.
  • Coinbase Cloud joins AWS, Hubspot and Twilio SendGrid in offering Celo Camp teams ongoing services and support.
  • The Celo ecosystem attracts some of Web3s best founders and builders from around the world, and Celo Camp plays an integral role, says Xochitl Cazador, the Celo Foundations Head of Ecosystem Growth.
  • We provide founders with robust support so that they may achieve wider adoption, as with Celo Camps new Coinbase Cloud collaboration, and more broadly through the Celo Foundations founders residency and recent partnership with IDEO .

Masa Finance Partners with African Fintech Pngme to Provide DeFi Services to Emerging Markets

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Silicon Valley DeFi protocol Masa Finance announced today it is partnering with African financial data company Pngme to drive the adoption of DeFi credit services in the region.

Key Points: 
  • Silicon Valley DeFi protocol Masa Finance announced today it is partnering with African financial data company Pngme to drive the adoption of DeFi credit services in the region.
  • This partnership marks the first instance of bringing DeFi lending products and off-chain credit scoring capabilities to emerging markets.
  • Masa is essential for on-chain lending to succeed as demand for DeFi and cryptocurrency services in Africa surge.
  • To learn more about the growing ecosystem of decentralized applications (dapps) bringing DeFi to everyone, visit DeFi for the People.

eCurrency and cLabs lay the foundation for Central Bank Digital Currency on Web3

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Monday, April 11, 2022

OAKLAND, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eCurrency, a leading security technology solution provider that enables central banks to issue central bank digital currency (CBDC), today announced a joint commitment with cLabs, a service organization dedicated to growing and developing the Celo ecosystem, to integrate decentralised finance and Web3 with CBDC.  Both cLabs and eCurrency are mission-aligned in their efforts to create the most digitally connected, secure, efficient, and financially inclusive financial infrastructure. 

Key Points: 
  • Both cLabs and eCurrency are mission-aligned in their efforts to create the most digitally connected, secure, efficient, and financially inclusive financial infrastructure.
  • "The cLabs team is excited to collaborate with such a trusted CBDC provider as eCurrency as central banks develop their thinking on digital currencies."
  • eCurrency Mint (eCurrency) is a research, development and operational company founded in 2011 with the mission to enable central banks to securely and efficiently issue digital fiat currency to operate alongside notes and coins.
  • eCurrency has pioneered the world's first end-to-end solution for central bank digital currency bearer instrument issuance and circulation utilizing the Digital Symmetric Core Currency Cryptography(DSC3) technology.

Local/N.J. Doctor Selected as one of 30 members nationwide to the athenahealth 2022 Clinical Advisory Board Dr. Dan Fabius, Consensus Health Chief Medical Informatics Officer will collaborate with the athenahealth product team

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

MARLTON, N.J., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey doctor Dan Fabius, D.O., was recently chosen as one of only 30 physicians nationwide to join the athenahealth Clinical Advisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • MARLTON, N.J., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey doctor Dan Fabius, D.O., was recently chosen as one of only 30 physicians nationwide to join the athenahealth Clinical Advisory Board.
  • By contributing his clinical voice and user experience, the board will collaborate with the athenahealth product team to determine the long-term direction of their product roadmap and features in active development.
  • In addition to his role at Consensus, Dr. Fabius is currently a practicing physician in Sicklerville, NJ.
  • In addition, Consensus Health owns and manages New Jersey's oldest Independent Physician Association ("IPA") with over 1,000 providers throughout the state.

Nansen Announces Support for Celo Data Analytics

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Singapore, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nansen, the industry-leading blockchain data analytics platform has announced today an integration with Celo, the burgeoning EVM-based Layer-1 Proof-of-Stake network.

Key Points: 
  • Singapore, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nansen, the industry-leading blockchain data analytics platform has announced today an integration with Celo, the burgeoning EVM-based Layer-1 Proof-of-Stake network.
  • This integration facilitates the availability of Celo network data on the Nansen platform, giving users the ability to explore the top-performing DeFi protocols and NFT launches on Celo, and gain insights into the Celo blockchain ecosystem as a whole.
  • Nansens innovative blockchain analytics platform enriches on-chain data with over 100 Million wallet labels across Ethereum, Polygon, Fantom, Binance Smart Chain, and now, Celo, providing users with real-time visual dashboards to identify opportunities and emerging trends within the Celo ecosystem.
  • Nansen is a blockchain analytics platform that enriches on-chain data with millions of wallets labels.

Investors And Cultural Leaders Contribute To Valora's Fundraise

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Valora is leveraging their cultural influence to put crypto in the hands of people around the world, especially those who are typically left out of the traditional financial system.

Key Points: 
  • Valora is leveraging their cultural influence to put crypto in the hands of people around the world, especially those who are typically left out of the traditional financial system.
  • Additionally, Valora continues to gain traction and adoption among tech-savvy consumers and crypto enthusiasts in more than 100 countries across the globe.
  • "I'm thrilled to have such an amazing group of mission-aligned investors support our work promoting financial empowerment for people globally," said Jackie Bona, Chief Executive Officer of Valora.
  • The financing will support Valora's mission to unlock access to financial opportunity so everyone can create and share value without barriers.