# Celo

> Celo is a public blockchain network. Confidentiality on Celo: Enterprise pilots only.

Part of the Soda Labs Privacy Hub, a neutral directory of the on-chain privacy
landscape: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub

## Key facts

- Entry type: Privacy on this network
- Category: Enterprise pilots only
- Tags: third-party layers, KYC-gated
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/chain-celo

## Overview

Celo became an OP Stack L2 in 2025, fully transparent at the base layer. Ligero's integration in July 2026 brought KYC-gated private payments aimed at payroll and treasury, and the older SocialConnect service still protects phone-number lookups rather than payments. Meanwhile roughly 16 million MiniPay wallets transact in full public view, which is the real measure of the gap.

## Sources

- [Ligero on Celo](https://blog.celo.org/ligero-integrates-celo-unlocking-compliant-private-payments-on-cryptos-leading-stablecoin-network-03017df1d874)

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