Tether’s USDT Now Available on Celo
The USDT integration aims to boost cross-border payments and peer-to-peer transactions in developing regions.
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Celo, Shopping for Blockchain Partner, Turns to the Delicate Issue of Money
A standalone blockchain, Celo is looking to migrate to become a layer-2 network atop Ethereum. The months-long selection process has started to look like “The Bachelorette,” with teams behind the Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and zkSync networks all vying to win the technology mandate.
Arbitrum Throws Hat In Ring for Celo’s Migration to Layer-2 Blockchain
Celo originally planned to build its Ethereum layer-2 network with Optimism’s OP Stack. Then Polygon and Matter Labs pitched their stacks. Now, Arbitrum, the biggest layer-2, wants in on the bake-off.
Celo Developer Proposes Mid-January Timeline for Evaluating Closely Watched Layer-2 Move
With hot competition between layer-2 technology providers like Optimism, Polygon and Matter Labs, Celo’s choice is being closely watched by the blockchain industry.
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack
Celo, which is ditching its standalone blockchain in favor of a new “layer-2” network atop Ethereum, had originally signaled plans to rely on Optimism’s OP Stack, a similar customizable kit to Polygon’s but using Optimism’s “optimistic” technology.