1. Introduction
The Celo Colombia 2024 H2 Report outlined the activities carried out from October to December 2024. This report serves as a continuation, covering the initiatives and progress made until February 28, 2025, marking the completion of the organization’s first operational cycle.
In the first two months of 2025, Celo Colombia has solidified its role as a key contributor to the Celo ecosystem, with a strong focus on financial inclusion, cCOP stablecoin adoption, and community engagement. Through a combination of in-person events, social media campaigns, and educational workshops, we have expanded our reach and strengthened our impact. Additionally, we actively participated in the creation of the Celo Regional Council, a governance framework aimed at improving collaboration, funding distribution, and strategic alignment among Regional DAOs.
This initial period has been crucial for testing new approaches, building relationships with merchants, community members, and key ecosystem stakeholders, and laying a strong foundation for the expansion of the Celo network in Colombia. These early efforts have provided valuable insights that will shape the next phase of growth and adoption.
2. Our plans in the proposal
Establishment Plan
- Establish the legal framework for CeloColombia DAO.
- Celo Colombia has been established as Celo Colombia Association incorporated as a Blockchain-Native Swiss Association.
- Set up a multisig wallet for fund management.
- Multisign established with address 0x6C6Dc3D4869d9812d80600B9F7f291e13Ee73D49 and managed via Coinshift.
- Develop and launch the CeloColombia website.
- Already developed and launched in celocolombia.org domain
- Initiate social media efforts on Telegram, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok.
- Active accounts have been established on Telegram, Twitter (X), Instagram, and TikTok, with frequent content tailored to different audiences.
- Initiate community outreach with meetups in major cities.
- A structured engagement plan has led to over 8 meetups in major cities such as Medellín, Bogotá, Cartagena, and Armenia, with additional events scheduled in the coming months.
DAO Initiatives
- Organize initial educational workshops and webinars in major cities.
- Two workshops were successfully conducted in collaboration with Fenalco (National Federation of Merchants), introducing participants to cCOP and the Celo ecosystem. Additionally, three webinars have been designed and are scheduled for recording in April.
- Identify and engage local businesses and institutions to establish partnerships.
- Over five businesses have begun accepting cCOP as a payment method, with ongoing efforts to onboard more merchants.
- Focus on growing the Telegram, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok followers to meet initial growth targets.
- We created a social media plan identifying the possible audiences and we created content according to it, to be able to increase the engagement of the socials. While TikTok has faced some challenges, its reach and engagement are gradually improving.
Community Engagement and $cCOP Integration
- Organize additional meetups, workshops, and webinars, including planning for educational events and hackathons.
- All the workshops and activities conducted and designed have been using cCOP as a powerful tool to leverage the use of blockchain, deleting entry barriers and frictions.
- Continue community engagement through educational campaigns while maintaining activity on social media and online platforms.
- Over 70% of the material that is currently shared in TikTok is educational, while in IG and X we focus on engagement and community growth. This strategy aims to bring web2 users and onboard them in web3.
$cCOP Launch and Community Overview
- Review community engagement metrics for Telegram, Twitter, Instagram & Discord to ensure targets are met.
- In general the social media has growth over the KPI’s designed in the proposal being TikTok the only social that has growth below the target.
- Evaluate the establishment of strategic partnerships and the effectiveness of educational events.
- Merchant partnerships and a ramp on/off integration have been established to facilitate cCOP adoption. However, further efforts are needed to retain and increase activity among onboarded users.
- Release the first four months report detailing DAO activities, including community growth, educational initiatives, partnership development, and $cCOP preparations.
- Already created a report until December the 31st and the present post that reports until February the 28th.
3. Key Activities, Achievements and Plans
3.1. Strengthening Community Engagement Through Events
Celo Colombia has been actively organizing and collaborating on events across multiple cities to promote cCOP adoption, blockchain education, and decentralized finance use cases. These events have helped onboard new users, engage local businesses, and strengthen community connections.
Collaboration
Celo Colombia has established its first cashback partnership with El Dojo Gracie Barra Medellín, offering its members the opportunity to receive 3% cashback in cCOP on payments for memberships, services, and other related costs. This initiative not only rewards customer loyalty but also drives the adoption of digital assets in everyday life, providing an innovative and accessible alternative for making payments within Celo’s blockchain ecosystem.
Through this collaboration, we aim to promote financial inclusion and showcase the benefits of using cCOP as an efficient, secure payment method with real value tied to the Colombian peso. Moreover, this alliance marks a significant step in expanding cashback with cCOP, encouraging more businesses to join the network and benefit from a more dynamic and participatory digital economy.
Relationship with Fenalco and Strategy to Attract Entrepreneurs
We have initiated a strategic collaboration with Fenalco, actively participating in their working groups. So far, we have taken part in two events. This alliance has allowed us to:
- Engage with entrepreneurs from various sectors and introduce them to blockchain technology.
- Provide hands-on demonstrations on how to create and use a digital wallet for transactions.
- Showcase blockchain’s benefits in financial inclusion and tax planning optimization for businesses.
The first event with Fenalco enabled us to reach 80 entrepreneurs and generate interest in cCOP adoption. The second workshop allowed us to onboard over 50 merchants and in this workshop we also had the opportunity to drop a POAP that was minted and reserved more than 35 times. In upcoming meetings, we will continue strengthening this relationship, offering more education and practical use cases to drive blockchain adoption in the business sector.
We continue to develop new activities alongside with merchants and current web2 users to foster the use of web3 leveraging on the cCOP stable coin.
Everyone can always refer to our Lu.ma calendar to see all the events planned for the future and the past we have done.
3.2. CashBack Campaign
Promotion of Cashback with cCOP and Implementation Challenges
The cashback program, developed by the Provider, benefits both businesses and their customers. Customers receive a percentage of their purchases back in the form of points (cCOP tokens), linked to the value of the Colombian peso, which can be used at participating establishments. At the same time, businesses strengthen customer loyalty and receive an economic incentive, creating an ecosystem that drives commercial activity.
Celo Colombia has actively promoted cashback adoption with cCOP as an incentive to foster financial inclusion and increase the use of digital assets in commerce. However, during the implementation phase, the following challenges have been identified:
- Lack of technological awareness: Many merchants are unfamiliar with blockchain technology, leading to resistance to change.
- Fear of the unknown: Uncertainty about managing cCOP payments and the profitability of using digital assets poses a barrier.
- Perceived illegality: Concerns regarding the regulation and legality of accepting cCOP as a payment method hinder its adoption.
To overcome these challenges, we are developing educational strategies and support programs for merchants interested in integrating cCOP into their operations, ensuring a smooth transition to digital assets.
We have faced some challenges to motivate users to actually claim the cashback. We are currently working with the merchants to generate ideas and strategies directed to create interest within the users to claim the cashback.
We continue to onboard new merchants and we have currently over 6 new merchants evaluating the cashback program, some of them are platforms for services, for technology purchases and others are coffees and restaurants. Our purpose is to have a heterogeneous sample of merchants to evaluate and test which are the most eager to onboard customers to later focus on a more detailed segment.
3.3. Social Media Growth
Celo Colombia’s presence continues to expand:
- The X account (formerly Twitter) now surpasses 600 followers.
- The Telegram community has grown to more than 180 active members.
- The Instagram account reached over 350 followers.
- The new TikTok account gained more than 100 followers, broadening our reach to new audiences.
Every week we follow our social media presence and we have been able to identify some key activities that are very important to boost our growth. With that in mind we have been programming some activities like AMA and collabs to continue working on our social media growth.
Social Interactions
- X account:
- January:
- Impressions: 30 K
- Engagement Rate: 6,95%
- Profile Clicks: 178
- Followers: +100
- February:
- Impressions: 18 K
- Engagement Rate: 8.67%
- Profile Clicks: 130
- Followers: +97
- January:
- Instagram account:
- January total interactions: 335
- Reels: 11
- Likes: 90
- Comments: 7
- Saves: 1
- Shares: 13
- Posts: 25
- Likes: 201
- Comments: 7
- Saves: 2
- Shares: 9
- Stories: 72
- Reels: 11
- February total interactions:1.197
- Reels: 9
- Likes: 198
- Comments: 16
- Saves: 1
- Shares: 31
- Posts: 22
- Likes: 418
- Comments: 156
- Saves: 8
- Shares: 144
- Live Videos: 1
- Likes: 39
- Comments: 4
- Shares: 9
- Stories: 51
- Reels: 9
- January total interactions: 335
- TikTok account:
- January total interactions: 119
- Like: 61 ≈ 51.26%
- Comment: 8 ≈ 6.72%
- Shares:50 ≈ 42.02%
- February total interactions: 181
- Like: 132 ≈ 72.93%
- Comment: 4 ≈ 2.21%
- Shares: 45 ≈ 24.86%
- January total interactions: 119
4. Social Media Activities
X (formerly Twitter)
Celo Colombia has actively leveraged X (formerly Twitter) to provide real-time updates, educational content, and ecosystem news about cCOP and the broader Celo ecosystem. The platform has served as a hub for community discussions, allowing direct engagement with users, gathering feedback, and keeping followers informed about upcoming initiatives.
Key Focus Areas on X:
- Educational Threads explaining cCOP’s benefits, adoption strategies, and governance mechanisms.
- Financial Inclusion insights, emphasizing stablecoin use cases in Colombia’s economy.
- Regenerative Finance & Sustainability, highlighting how Celo’s technology empowers communities.
- Collaborations & Partnerships, showcasing new integrations, liquidity pools, and merchant onboarding.
Featured Educational Content:
Throughout Q1 2025, Celo Colombia has published multiple educational posts, covering topics such as:
- Uses of cCOP: Exploring the various applications of cCOP in payments, commerce, and savings within the digital financial ecosystem.
- Impact of cCOP: Analyzing how cCOP is transforming financial inclusion in Colombia and enabling new economic opportunities.
- Benefits of cCOP: Highlighting the advantages of using cCOP compared to other options, including its stability and accessibility.
- cCOP vs Traditional Banks: Comparing cCOP with the traditional banking system in terms of costs, accessibility, and financial autonomy.
- Additionally, we have shared content on:
- The remittances market and the cCOP ecosystem:
- First steps in Web3:
- General information about cCOP and Celo:
- Adding liquidity and earning rewards with Uniswap, Stabila, and Merkl: https://x.com/Celo_Col/status/1879639533345489361
Collaborations & Key Updates:
Celo Colombia has also shared key collaboration announcements, including:
- cCOP now listed on CoinGecko
- cCOP in SquidRouter
- **Integration of cCOP in BucksPay for seamless payments **
- Liquidity pool expansion with CarbonDefi and Bancor
- Participation in ReFi initiatives & UBI platform by ReFi Medellín
- https://x.com/ReFiMedellin/status/1894032187130818694
- https://x.com/ReFiMedellin/status/1887477417255514509
- https://x.com/Celo_Col/status/1889725158300197160
- https://x.com/Celo_Col/status/1885037210509959537
- https://x.com/Celo_Col/status/1878147095271485762
- https://x.com/Celo_Col/status/1890158181768393203
- https://x.com/RefiCartagena/status/1888385642540712250
- cCOP in Mentolabs:
These posts have played a key role in educating the community, boosting engagement, and promoting stablecoin adoption across Colombia.
Celo Colombia has used Instagram to share educational content, key ecosystem updates, and foster community engagement around cCOP and the Celo blockchain. Through posts and reels, accessible and engaging information has been provided on stablecoins, regenerative finance, and opportunities within the ecosystem.
Key Focus Areas on Instagram:
- Education on stablecoins and their impact on financial inclusion.
- Explanations about Celo and its differences from other blockchains.
- Key integrations within the Celo ecosystem.
- Benefits for merchants and users of cCOP.
- Social and environmental impact initiatives with ReFi.
- Incentive campaigns such as cashback and liquidity rewards.
Featured Educational Content:
- How stablecoins are improving access to digital commerce?
- What is Celo?
- What makes Celo different?
- All you need to use Celo is a smartphone
Key Integrations:
- cCOP now listed on CoinGecko
- Integration with Giveth
- Integration with Open Ocean
- Integration with Squid Router
Decentralized Finance and Rewards:
- Asset management on Celo
- Liquidity pools and rewards with Uniswap, Stabila, and Merkl
Social and Community Impact:
- How to donate on Giveth?
- Presentation of the first report
- Beach cleanup with ReFi
Incentive Campaigns and Promotions:
- Cashback campaign
- Cashback with Dojo Medellín
- “Marranito Tucop” teaser campaign
cCOP Ecosystem Expansion:
- Benefits for merchants with cCOP
- Announcement of 500 cCOP holders
- Stablecoins and remittances
These Instagram efforts have helped expand the reach of the Celo and cCOP ecosystem in Colombia, educating more people about its benefits and applications in the digital economy.
Tik Tok
Celo Colombia has leveraged TikTok to share educational content and relevant updates about the ecosystem in an engaging and dynamic way. The platform has allowed for the dissemination of information about stablecoins, decentralized finance, and key integrations in a visually appealing format.
Key Focus Areas on TikTok:
- Education on stablecoins and their role in digital commerce.
- Explanations about Celo and its unique features.
- Key integrations within the Celo ecosystem.
- Guides on using cCOP effectively.
- The global impact of Celo and its applications.
- Decentralized finance, liquidity pools, and cashback campaigns.
- Blockchain fundamentals, governance, and wallets.
Featured Educational Content:
- How stablecoins are improving access to digital commerce?
- What is Celo?
- What makes Celo different?
- Tools to use Celo
- Fast and low-cost transactions with Celo
- 3 key facts about Celo
- How long does Celo blockchain take to validate a transaction?
- Celo’s solution for remittances
- Managing assets on Celo
Key Integrations:
- cCOP now listed on CoinGecko
- Integration with Giveth
- Integration with Open Ocean
- Integration with Squid
- Tips for using cCOP
Social and Community Impact:
- How to donate on Giveth?
- Announcement of the first report
- Celo’s global impact
- Website launch
- Cashback campaign
Blockchain Fundamentals:
- What is blockchain and its features?
- Governance
- DAOs
Wallets and Security:
- What is a wallet? Types, uses, and security
- Stablecoins and Savings:
These TikTok efforts have contributed to expanding the reach of Celo and cCOP in Colombia, educating more users about its benefits and real-world applications in the digital economy.
5. In-Person Activities
Celo Colombia remains committed to expanding blockchain adoption through in-person events and campaigns that bring together entrepreneurs, developers, and everyday users.
H1 2025 In-Person Engagement Highlights:
Meetups across multiple cities (Medellín, Bogotá, Cartagena, Armenia) in alliance with regional communities like ETH Eje Cafetero and Cartagena Onchain to onboard new users into the Celo ecosystem
- Celo Dojo (January 25, 2025 – Gracie Barra, Medellín)
- Description: This event combined the discipline of jiu-jitsu with the financial innovation of the Celo blockchain. Participants explored the use of cCOP as a digital asset for financial inclusion in a dynamic and practical setting. Attendees learned about simple tools and applications that facilitate integration into daily life.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/ue3dd61n
- Event Recap:
- cCOP Meetup Armenia (January 29, 2025 – Infinito Café, Armenia)
- Description: The first cCOP meeting in the region took place, a key event to strengthen its adoption as a payment tool in Colombia. During the gathering, we explored use cases, benefits, and opportunities that cCOP offers within the blockchain ecosystem, driving its integration into businesses and local communities.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/lhz4a3rs
- Event Recap:
- cCOP: Moneda Digital para una Economía Descentralizada (January 31, 2025 – Galeria 6a6, Bogotá)
- Description: An official event to introduce cCOP and its potential in Colombia’s digital economy. Key topics included its origin, vision, use cases in payments and remittances, and a hands-on activity where attendees downloaded a compatible wallet to experience real-time transactions.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/li368b5h
- Event Recap:
- cCOP Hoy y Mañana: Pagos, Liquidez y Más (February 4, 2025 – Hash House, Medellín)
- Description: Participants learned how to make payments with Buckspay and create liquidity pools on Uniswap. Additionally, future developments were presented, including new financial tools and innovative applications within the Celo ecosystem.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/gp1vbtsc
- Event Recap:
- Descubre el Poder de Celo y cCOP (February 7, 2025 – Restaurante Matiz, Cartagena)
- Description: Key blockchain and stablecoin concepts were explored, focusing on financial stability and transparency. Attendees used cCOP to purchase food and beverages at the event, experiencing firsthand the ease and efficiency of transactions with this stablecoin.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/m3j7yvwi
- Event Recap:
- Tu Peso, Tu Control: Explorando cCOP en el Mundo Digital (February 19, 2025 – Mind CryptoCafe,Medellín)
- Description: With 18 attendees, this event provided an in-depth look at decentralized finance and digital liquidity. Twelve wallets were created, and transactions were conducted in cCOP at the venue, offering an interactive and practical learning space.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/sxqfh2el
- Event Recap:
- cCOP Meetup February (February 26, 2025 – La Victoria RestoBar, Armenia)
- Description: At this meetup, attendees explored real-use cases of cCOP in the Colombian economy, made payments at the venue, and connected with a community passionate about financial innovation.
- Event link: https://lu.ma/svnckdih
- Event Recap:
- Fenalco Connect (February 19, 2025)
- Description: As part of Fenalco Antioquia’s agenda, Celo Colombia introduced cCOP to 80 entrepreneurs. A hands-on experience allowed attendees to create digital wallets and use cCOP to purchase refreshments, showcasing the tangible benefits of blockchain technology in the commercial sector.
- Event Recap:
These events have been key in fostering community engagement, promoting financial inclusion, and driving the adoption of cCOP and the Celo ecosystem. For a comprehensive list and further details, please visit our Lu.ma calendar or refer to Our Notion Page.