Celo is like any other coin when it comes to needing a safe place to store and stake it. Below is a list of some of the best wallets available to use for securing your tokens. Many wallets have a weekly or monthly payout for rewards and can be as easy as just putting your coins in the wallet.
Choosing a Wallet
Wallets are tools that create accounts, manage keys, and help users transact on the Celo network.
It’s important to be careful when choosing a wallet because they manage your secret account keys. You should only use reputable wallets that are well maintained by organizations/people that you trust.
The Celo Native Wallets section shows some popular wallets that were built specifically for the Celo network. They often include features that more general wallets do not, like paying for fees with cUSD. The Celo Compatible Wallets section has wallets that can work with Celo but were built for other networks (like Ethereum) or through company partnerships (like Pesabase).
Celo Native Wallets
Valora
Valora is a mobile wallet focused on making global peer-to-peer payments simple and accessible to anyone. It supports the Celo Identity Protocol which allows users to verify their phone number and send payments to their contacts.
- valoraapp.com
- Platforms: iOS, Android
- Maintainers: Valora
- Ledger support: No
CeloWallet.app
CeloWallet is a lightweight, mobile-friendly wallet for both web and desktop. It supports core Celo functionality like payments, exchanges, staking, and governance.
- celowallet.app
- Platforms: Web, MacOS, Linux, Windows
- Maintainers: J M Rossy
- Ledger support: Yes
Celo Terminal
Celo Terminal is a wallet and DApp platform. It aims to be a hub for installing and running Celo DApps locally on your desktop.
- celoterminal.com
- Platforms: MacOS, Linux, Windows
- Maintainers: WOTrust
- Ledger support: Yes
CeloExtensionWallet
Celo Extension Wallet is a fork of Metamask for the Celo Network. It’s a browser extension for Chrome.
- chrome.google.com/webstore
- Platforms: Chrome Browser
- Maintainers: DSRV Labs
- Ledger support: Yes
Steakwallet
Steakwallet is a non-custodial, multi chain staking wallet. It aims to be the hub for mobile DeFi, supporting Celo from the very start.
- steakwallet.fi
- Platforms: Android, iOS
- Maintainers: Steakwallet LLC
Celo Compatible Wallets
There are currently a few other compatible wallets. When the upcoming Donut hard-fork is live, Celo transactions will become compatible with Ethereum transactions. This will allow some Ethereum wallets to work with Celo. More updates on this coming soon.
Metamask
You can learn more about connecting Metamask to the Celo network here.
- metamask.io
- Platforms: Browser, iOS, Android
Wallet Connect
Strictly speaking, wallet connect is not a wallet; it is an open protocol for connecting wallets to Dapps. Celo wallets are implementing Wallet Connect version 2, so dapp developers should use V2 as well. You can learn more about getting started with wallet connect on Celo with this tutorial.
- walletconnect.org/
- Platforms: Browser, iOS, Android
Dove Wallet
- dovewallet.com
- Platforms: Web
Pesabase
- pesabase.com
- Platforms: iOS, Android
D’CENT
- https://dcentwallet.com/
- Platforms: Browser, iOS, Android
Conclusion
There are many wallets to choose from, and all of the ones listed here come straight from celo.org website as reputable wallets. The most important thing is that you find a place to store your coins in a way that is secure and works for you.
