Celo added cNGN, Nigeria's first regulated naira stablecoin, expanding its onchain FX market and giving developers a native local-currency asset for payments. Textile FX enables blockchain-based conversion between naira liquidity and dollar stablecoins, aiming to make cNGN part of a currency network rather than an isolated token.
Tether's US-focused USAT stablecoin has launched on Celo, marking its second mainnet deployment after Ethereum and extending the token to a network widely used for digital-dollar payments.
Celo's growth highlights the potential for blockchain adoption in emerging markets, emphasizing user acquisition strategies and tokenomics evolution. Celo ranks first in 30-day tokenholder growth among L1 and L2 chains.