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Business

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.

By Leigh Cuen

Sponsored

Jul 8, 2020 at 6:16 p.m. UTC

Jul 8, 2020

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Business

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.

By Leigh Cuen

Sponsored

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?

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Sponsored

May 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC

May 5, 2020

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Business

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.

By Marek Olszewski

Sponsored

Apr 18, 2020 at 12:25 p.m. UTC

Apr 18, 2020

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Business

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.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Apr 7, 2020 at 6:47 p.m. UTC

Apr 7, 2020

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Markets

Facebook

New Celo Alliance Has Same Aims as Libra – And Some of the Same Partners

Dozens of blockchain companies and investors are committing to promote Celo tokens in some fashion by joining the cLabs “Alliance for Prosperity.”

By Leigh Cuen

Sponsored

Mar 11, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2020

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Business

Ethereum

Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020's Buzzy Token Project

With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion.

By Leigh Cuen

Sponsored

Feb 12, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 12, 2020

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Business

Capital one

Ex-DOJ, Capital One Exec to Lead Compliance at Crypto Payments Startup C Labs

C Labs, the company working on Celo, is bringing on former DOJ official Jai Ramaswamy to head compliance.

By Nate DiCamillo

Sponsored

Nov 26, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 26, 2019

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Markets

Startups

A16z, Polychain Invest $25 Million in Crypto Payments Startup Celo

Mobile-friendly cryptocurrency payments startup Celo has raised millions from A16z and Polychain in a private token sale.

By Yogita Khatri

Sponsored

Apr 3, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2019

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Markets

Payments

Circle's Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.

By Anna Baydakova

Sponsored

Feb 6, 2019 at 4:15 p.m. UTC

Feb 6, 2019

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