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Getting CELO for Gas Fees

When using a Celo-optimized wallet, gas fees can be paid with various ERC-20 tokens including ETH, USDC, USDT, cUSD and CELO. For non Celo-optimized wallets, you'll need CELO tokens for gas fees.

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As of block height 31,056,500 (March 26, 2025, 3:00 AM UTC), Celo is no longer a standalone Layer 1 blockchain—it is now an Ethereum Layer 2! Some documentation may be outdated as updates are in progress. If you encounter issues, please file a bug report.

For the most up-to-date information, refer to our Celo L2 documentation.

Using an Exchange​

CELO is listed on 20+ exchanges worldwide.

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Be sure to research which exchanges operate within your legal jurisdiction and support the tokens you need.

Bridging from Other Chains​

Bridge assets from other blockchains to CELO using: