• Virtual accelerator Celo Camp launches
    Each Celo Camp team will receive mentorship from the likes of PayPal and Andreessen Horowitz: (Photo: Celo)
    Cryptocurrencies,  Technology

    18 teams compete for funding at Celo Camp virtual accelerator

    The poverty-busting payments blockchain offered startups eight weeks of mentorship from industry leaders and a shot at $10,000

    April 22, 2020 /

    Poverty-focused digital payments platform Celo launched a virtual accelerator competition in early February, aimed at encouraging up-and-coming businesses and developers build apps on its proof-of-stake, Ethereum-based blockchain.

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  • Celo Foundation’s Alliance for Prosperity
    The Celo Foundation is using blockchain to bring the world's poorest financial services. (Photo: Celo.org)
    Cryptocurrencies,  Technology

    Celo Foundation’s Alliance for Prosperity seeks financial inclusion

    The social impact stablecoin’s 50 supporters will build mobile dApps aimed at bringing cheaper remittances, microloans, and humanitarian aid to the poorest

    March 11, 2020 /

    Announced on March 11, the 50-member Alliance aims to support the Celo blockchain by building a variety of mobile phone-based financial tools aimed broadly at combating poverty and inequality.

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