Flash Talk by Michael Kwan - DeFi Lead + Strategic Initiative Partner, Celo Foundation

Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 12:00 AM

Michael from the Celo Foundation breaks down how Stabila built deep stablecoin-to-stablecoin liquidity, onboarded 25+ native stablecoins, and helped push Celo to over 770K daily active users. He explains how incentives, FX liquidity, Opera MiniPay, and EY’s L3 payments layer accelerate real-world stablecoin usage. The roadmap brings perps, prediction markets, lending loops, and emerging-market FX pairs, fueling Celo’s rapidly growing DeFi flywheel. Speakers: Michael Kwan : Celo Foundation DeFi Lead + Strategic Initiative Partner, Celo Foundation