NIGHTFALL

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Nightfall: A Payments-First Layer 3 for Enterprises Transactions, now on Celo. 

Nightfall, an open-source, zero-knowledge privacy layer built by EY, leverages Celo's core payments-optimized advantages like fee abstraction, one-block finality, and sub-cent transaction fees while adding a layer of privacy to allow enterprise payments as global cross-border B2B flows surpass →

$180T

Businesses can leverage Nightfall for

Private B2B Payments

Supply Chain Finance

Tokenized Asset Settlement

Cross-Border Transactions and Additional High-Value Use Cases

“With Nightfall on Celo, businesses may help protect sensitive information while potentially benefiting significantly from the reduced cycle time, inventory required, and administrative costs.”

Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at EY

“Deploying Nightfall on Celo brings enterprise-grade privacy to the same mobile-first infrastructure that already supports millions of users globally.”

Rene Reinsberg, Celo Co-Founder and Celo Foundation President

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About Nightfall on Celo

About Nightfall on Celo

FAQ

FAQ

What is the purpose of Nightfall?

Nightfall is built for privacy-preserving enterprise payments, combines 1-second block times and sub-cent fees with enterprise-grade privacy optimizing for high-value, confidential transactions.

How will Nightfall benefit enterprises?

- Businesses can complete private onchain transactions without exposing sensitive information - Cut costs to ~90% less than conventional transfers - Eliminate middlemen while keeping transactions auditable

Which assets can enterprises use with Nightfall?

Nightfall supports Celo-native stablecoins like USDT, USDC, cUSD, and more, with gas fee abstraction for ERC-20 tokens.

Who can I contact for more information about building on Nightfall?

Reach out through our contact form below for direct support from the Celo team.

What is the purpose of Nightfall?

Nightfall is built for privacy-preserving enterprise payments, combines 1-second block times and sub-cent fees with enterprise-grade privacy optimizing for high-value, confidential transactions.

How will Nightfall benefit enterprises?

- Businesses can complete private onchain transactions without exposing sensitive information - Cut costs to ~90% less than conventional transfers - Eliminate middlemen while keeping transactions auditable

Which assets can enterprises use with Nightfall?

Nightfall supports Celo-native stablecoins like USDT, USDC, cUSD, and more, with gas fee abstraction for ERC-20 tokens.

Who can I contact for more information about building on Nightfall?

Reach out through our contact form below for direct support from the Celo team.

Read the official documentation

Read the official documentation

and the Celo Foundation’s blog post to learn more. 

and the Celo Foundation’s blog post to learn more. 

Have questions or want to build with Nightfall?

Have questions or want to build with Nightfall?

Get in touch.

Get in touch.

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