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This just in: Self and Google Cloud launched the first-of-its-kind USA₮ Mainnet Faucet on Celo, allowing users to claim free USA₮ by verifying their unique humanity and eligibility through Self. All claims are gasless.
USA₮ is the GENIUS-compliant US Dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage and backed by Tether. USA₮ launched on Celo last month, making it the first network after Ethereum to host the asset and the first ever to support the stablecoin as native gas currency.
Self, the privacy-preserving proof-of-human and identity solution born out of the Celo ecosystem, uses zero-knowledge technology to generate a proof that you are eligible (18+, not a resident of an OFAC-sanctioned country) without ever transmitting your raw personal data.
Now with Self, you can prove your eligibility to claim free USA₮! How it works, using a Celo wallet (Ledger, Valora, MetaMask, Rabby):
Once your Self Pass is verified, your wallet will immediately receive 0.5 USA₮ at no cost.
You can send USA₮ to another Celo wallet to receive another 0.2 USA₮
Hold 5 USA₮ or more for at least 10 consecutive days to receive another 0.3 USA₮.
Rene Reinsberg, co-founder of Celo and co-founder and CEO of Self, was joined by Google Cloud’s Head of Web3 Strategy, Rich Widmann, to discuss the launch with Boys Club’s Natasha Hoskins yesterday. Check out their interview for insights into building privacy-first identity infrastructure for the agentic web, the future of financial distribution, and this milestone for the Celo ecosystem:
For a deep dive into the news, read Self’s official announcement.
To claim your free USA₮, visit: https://cloud.google.com/application/web3/faucet/celo/mainnet
