Celo's Move to Ethereum

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Celo proposes moving from its standalone Layer 1 to an Ethereum Layer 2 using OP Stack and a sequencing model that reuses Celo’s global validators (Google and grassroots validators like Grassroot Economics) to reduce centralization while keeping features like pay gas in stablecoins. A public forum temperature check records 56 million yes votes versus ~600 no, one hard fork already occurs, another governance vote is slated early next year, and use cases include tokenized plastic/carbon, conservation basic income, and mobile‑money onramps in Kenya and Ghana.

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1. 0:00Intro: Celo’s L2 proposal background
2. 0:44What makes Celo unique as a blockchain
3. 1:51Original vision of Celo and global use cases
4. 3:02Early tech limitations building on Ethereum
5. 4:10Paying gas in stablecoins on Celo
6. 5:11Community-led L2 proposal process
7. 6:14Validator decentralization and sequencer design
8. 7:14Temperature check and community response
9. 8:23Collaboration with L2 ecosystem players
10. 9:26Key themes and stakeholder feedback
11. 10:37Short-term vs long-term L2 tradeoffs
12. 11:44Community concerns: fees, migration, and UX
13. 13:11L2 Unplugged and transparent decision-making
14. 14:19Ethereum as collective vs traditional systems
15. 15:26Technical updates and proposal milestones
16. 16:33Rapid ecosystem development and learning
17. 17:09Other L2 proposals and selection framework
18. 18:12Criteria for evaluating L2 stack alignment
19. 19:17Celo’s value as a real-world access layer
20. 20:24Onboarding from fiat to on-chain wallets
21. 21:25Real-world apps built on Celo today
22. 22:39Examples of regenerative finance use cases
23. 24:24Tokenized nature-backed assets and local currency
24. 25:35Applications using tokenized plastic and carbon
25. 26:08Conservation basic income in local communities
26. 27:19Tree planting incentives and community impact
27. 28:00Timeline for Celo’s next upgrade and vote
28. 29:02Building on Celo during the transition
29. 29:39Final thoughts on regenerative applications

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