Celo enables participation on the Platform, with the opportunity to earn rewards through network participation. Celo’s stability mechanism and token economics are designed in such a way that demand for cGLD directly increases as demand for Celo Dollars (cUSD) and other stable value assets increases. cGLD is a native cryptographic digital asset created at the mainnet release of the Celo Platform. cGLD has no relationship to physical gold. cGLD is a utility and governance asset required to participate on the Celo Platform. Some uses include: Running a validator to secure and operate aspects of the Celo Platform Voting for validators working to secure and operate the Celo Platform Participating in governance decisions to influence the future of the Celo Platform Supporting applications on the platform cGLD forms part of the overcollateralized reserve that supports the Celo stable value assets (initially Celo Dollar or cUSD). The Celo Protocol automatically adds cGLD to the reserve whenever the Celo stable value asset supply increases.

Celo是一个开放、去中心化的平台，致力于帮助每一个拥有手机的人都能享受到金融服务。“Celo联盟”涵盖了将近100个来自全世界的个体、科技公司、和组织。这些伙伴活跃于Celo平台上，帮助Celo成长。Celo是一个碳中性的区块链，由超过100个验证人组成。
在Celo的生态系统里，CELO是最基本的货币，可以用来交换和民主选举。CELO的总量是固定的，但是价值是不定的。通过CELO，你可以为验证人投票、可以为法案投票，以此来影响Celo平台的未来。