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The migration to Ethereum Layer 2 reduced Celo’s block times from five seconds to one second
CLabs, Celo’s core developer, proposed migrating Celo from a standalone Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain to an Ethereum Layer 2 network in July 2023, initiating a nearly two-year process involving extensive planning, testing, governance discussions, and a community-driven hard fork completed in March 2025
Celo has successfully migrated from a standalone Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain to an Ethereum Layer 2 network using Optimism's OP Stack
Validators intentionally halted block production on Celo Layer 1 to facilitate the transition to Ethereum Layer 2
Celo maintains transaction fees at approximately $0.0005 after transitioning to Ethereum Layer 2
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed optimism about Celo fully integrating into Ethereum’s ecosystem

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Celo completes migration from Layer 1 to Ethereum Layer 2

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