Stablecoin event
Celo Dollar becomes Mento Dollar and cUSD becomes USDm
Mento renamed Celo Dollar and cUSD to Mento Dollar and USDm on 17 December 2025. The change did not alter the contract, peg, balances, integrations, or require user action.
ImpactMedium
Detail kindMigration
Sources3
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| Date | 2025-12-17 |
|---|---|
| Event type | Migration |
| Event detail kind | Migration |
| Stablecoin subjects | Mento Dollar |
| Organization subjects | Mento Protocol |
| Impact | Medium |
| Effect on stablecoin status | Active |
| Recovery / reversal | Not applicable / unresolved |
| Recovery date | — |
| Cause or mechanism | Pure naming and branding change from Celo Dollar/cUSD to Mento Dollar/USDm, with no contract, peg, balance, integration, or user-action change. |
| Record confidence | High |
| Migration summary | Pure naming and branding change from Celo Dollar/cUSD to Mento Dollar/USDm, with no contract, peg, balance, integration, or user-action change. |
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| Source | Publisher | Type | Evidence scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Evolution of Mento: cUSD becomes USDm | Mento | Official Statement | Identity Rebrand, Contract Continuity, Event Date |
| Mento Reserve and reserve-liquidity strategy | Mento Documentation | Official Documentation | Reserve Mechanism, Mint Burn Mechanics, Protocol Redemption |
| Mento SDK example using the continuous Celo USDm contract | Mento Documentation | Official Documentation | Contract Identity, Celo Deployment, Protocol Exchange |
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