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Reference protocol
?L1 / L2Apr 2020design 0xa58d…b90b

CELO $CELO

Mobile-first L1 (later transitioned to ETH L2 in 2024). 1B supply: 26.4% staking & validator reserve, 20.9% team/advisors/founders, 18.5% community grants, 13.3% pre-launch sales, 13% initial reserve, 7.9% operational grants. Originally pegged to phone-number-based identity for emerging-market remittances.

Total supply

1B CELO

fixed at launch

TGE circulating

0.0%

100.0% locked

Allocations

6

distinct line items

Launch

Apr 2020

Other

Distribution
PRE LAUNCH SALES13.3%INITIAL RESERVE13%TEAM, ADVISORS, FOUNDERS & CONTRIBUTORS20.9%COMMUNITY GRANTS18.5%STAKING & VALIDATOR RESERVE26.4%OPERATIONAL GRANTS7.9%
Schedule of allocations
  • 1
    Locked at TGEPRE LAUNCH SALES
    13.30%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 2
    Locked at TGEINITIAL RESERVE
    13.00%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 3
    Locked at TGETEAM, ADVISORS, FOUNDERS & CONTRIBUTORS
    20.90%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 4
    Locked at TGECOMMUNITY GRANTS
    18.50%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 5
    Locked at TGESTAKING & VALIDATOR RESERVE
    26.40%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 6
    Locked at TGEOPERATIONAL GRANTS
    7.90%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
Key takeaway

26.4% in a validator/staking reserve is the largest single 'consensus security' bucket in modern L1s — Celo's design assumes the chain needs deep stake to defend its identity-bound primitives. Founders building consumer-payment chains should know phone-number identity has been tried (Celo, Worldcoin); both eventually migrated away from the original thesis.

Design notes
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