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Celo, a mobile-first blockchain platform, has been buzzing with activity recently. Here are some of the latest updates: MentoLabs, the team behind the Mento Protocol, shared their deployment timeline for the Mento Core Contract Upgrade #1 - Multi Collateral Mint (MU01) . This is the first major update to the Mento protocol since its inception. KYCDAO is now live on Celo, bringing web3 native compliance and KYC to the platform. Congrats to the team and founder Nembal! Celo recently worked with GainforestNow on a 3-day pilot in Surigao del Sur, Philippines, to support mangrove conservation efforts. Local communities surveyed 300 trees and used web3 tools to promote data transparency and climate finance. Masa launched their Masa Green soulbound token campaign on Celo, which rewards users for taking actions that benefit the environment. ImmortalDAO is now live on testnet , allowing users to try out perpetuals on Celo. ImpactMarket users can now auto-buy $PACT tokens using CaskProtocol to support universal basic income. IntoTheVerse published part 2 of their journey building on Celo. Alex Witt published a piece on how ReFi fund Verda Ventures is assessing markets and industries . DwellFi hosted a pro-tech event at TheCeloCenter in San Francisco.

The Celo ecosystem is rapidly expanding, with new projects and collaborations being announced frequently. Here are some of the latest updates: ValoraApp, the digital wallet for Celo, celebrated its two-year anniversary by sending an NFT to every Valora user with unique design for each persona. GoodDollar launched its G$ token on Celo. It enables users to earn rewards as a liquidity provider on Ubeswap. The Celo team participated in a panel at the Africa Tech Summit to discuss the future of crypto in Africa. LiveTreeNetwork joined Celo to support fundraising for collective activism . Prezenti Grants announced the third cohort of grant recipients for its community model for grants. GoodGhosting integrated RampNetwork for global offramping, showing that dapp-integrated on and offramps might be the future. 0xWink deployed on Celo for payroll and treasury management services. ToucanProtocol and Witnet_io hosted a Twitter space on oracles and environmental digital assets. Celo hosted the first Kuneco community call of the year. PantosIO launched its public beta on Celo , which allows the transfer of digital assets across chains. cBLOCK_io went live on Celo, allowing users to create and deploy smart contracts in less than 20 minutes. ImmortalDAO_Fi announced the launch of its perpetuals exchange on the Celo testnet on February 23, which will bring a new DeFi primitive to Celo. Gabriela Chang from EthicHub spoke on the Crypto Altruism podcast about financing for smallholder farmers. Celo Nigeria hosted a Twitter space with AlphaFortress on cross-border transactions and enabling on and offramps. Boyd Cohen, the founder of WheelCoin, published an article on the Celo ReFi stack and some of the many projects building on Celo. Celo's community is growing and thriving, with many exciting developments in the works. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting blockchain ecosystem!

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