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Wallets

Celo is designed to work seamlessly with a range of wallets, each offering features to meet different user needs. This section provides an overview on how you can use Celo with various types of wallets.

Celo Optimized Wallets​

Celo-optimized wallets provide built-in support for Celo and make use of its unique features. These wallets allow users to fully benefit from Celo’s native functionalities, such as phone number mapping, ultra-light mobile clients, and fee abstraction.

Opera MiniPay​

MiniPay is a stablecoin-based non-custodial wallet natively integrated into the Opera Mini Android browser. It enables instant transactions using a phone number and provides easy access to dApps directly within the browser, all while consuming less than 2MB of data.

How to Get Started with MiniPay:

  1. Download Opera Mini: Get the Opera Mini browser for free from the Google Play Store.
  2. Create an Account: Open the browser, go to MiniPay, and follow the prompts to create an account, with your google mail address and your phone number. (It will only be shown in the countries that it's live in, meaning where on and off-ramp providers are integrated.)
  3. Explore dApps: Use the built-in dApp discovery page to find and interact with various Celo-based applications.

MiniPay (standalone)​

MiniPay is a stablecoin-based non-custodial wallet now also available as a standalone dapp. It enables instant transactions using a phone number and provides easy access to dApps directly within the browser, all while consuming less than 2MB of data.

How to Get Started with MiniPay:

  1. Download Opera Mini: Get the Opera Mini browser for free from the Google Play Store.
  2. Create an Account: Open the browser, go to MiniPay, and follow the prompts to create an account, with your google mail address and your phone number. (It will only be shown in the countries that it's live in, meaning where on and off-ramp providers are integrated.)
  3. Explore dApps: Use the built-in dApp discovery page to find and interact with various Celo-based applications.

Valora​

Valora is a mobile wallet optimized for the Celo blockchain. It enables users to exchange and securely store digital assets on a mobile phone. ​​Valora supports both Celo and other Ethereum networks.

How to use Celo on Valora:

  1. Download Valora: Install from the App Store or Google Play.
  2. Set Up Account: Create a new account or recover an existing one.
  3. Verify Phone Number: Complete phone verification for easy transactions.
  4. Start Using Celo: Begin sending, receiving and using dApps.

Other Wallets​

You can add Celo as a custom network to any EVM-compatible wallet, such as MetaMask.

MetaMask​

To add Celo as a custom network in MetaMask:

  1. Open MetaMask: Launch the MetaMask extension or app.
  2. Add Network: Go to the network dropdown and select "Add Network."
  3. Enter Network Details:
    • Network Name: Celo Mainnet
    • RPC URL: https://forno.celo.org
    • Chain ID: 42220
    • Currency Symbol: CELO
    • Block Explorer: https://explorer.celo.org
  4. Save: Click "Save" to add the network.

Once saved, select Celo from the network dropdown menu to connect.