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Cel2 FAQ

When is the Celo mainnet becoming an L2?​

Following the final testnet dry run on the Baklava testnet the mainnet launch date will be determined.

When is the Baklava testnet becoming an L2?​

The Bakalava testnet is scheduled to upgrade to L2 on February 20th, 2025.

When is Alfajores testnet becoming an L2?​

The Alfajores testnet has already been migrated to an L2.

How do I run a node or upgrade an existing node?​

See the guides for running a node or the guide on how to migrate a L1 node).

What RPC endpoints are available for the Alfajores testnet?​

See the Alfajores network info here.

Is there an Alfajores faucet? Where? How do I get funds?​

See the Alfajores network info here.

Is there an Alfajores explorer?​

See the Alfajores network info here.

How can I use the native bridge with Alfajores?​

See the Alfajores network info here.

What’s the difference between Dango and Alfajores?​

Dango was a throw away testnet forked from Alfajores at block 24940100 to test the migration to L2. It was shut down in October 2024.

Alfajores is a long running Celo network testnet that was launched in July 2019 and upgraded to L2 in September 2024.

See the Alfajores network info here.

Is there anything that used to work on Alfajores that doesn’t anymore?​

See What's Changed Celo L1 -> L2 and L1 -> L2 Migration Changes in the spec for greater detail.

Celo L2 setup​

How is the Celo L2 different to Optimism?​

See What's Changed Optimism -> Celo L2. Also see Celo L2 Specification for greater detail.

What are the costs for L1 data and how are they paid?​

See What's changed section covering L1 fees.

I saw EigenDA mentioned, is it used?​

Yes! See EigenDA.

What's the block time?​

The block period is 1 second.

What's the throughput?​

The gas limit per block is 30 million, so the maximum throughput is 30M gas/s.

What happened to these features?​