Celestia

Celestia is the first modular consensus and data network to power scalable, secure Web3 applications.

Celestia is perfectly suited for a novel scaling solution called rollups which push state execution off-chain and rely on a base chain for consensus and data availability. Optimistic rollups require data availability to detect fraud and zero-knowledge rollups require data availability to reconstruct the state of the chain.

Modular blockchains are a new paradigm in blockchain design. Instead of one blockchain doing everything, modular blockchains specialize and optimize to perform a given function. This specialization provides breakthroughs in scalability, flexibility, and interoperability, enabling developers to build blockchain applications for mass adoption.

If Bitcoin is a calculator and Ethereum is a computer, then Celestia is a cloud computer. Bitcoin showed that it was possible to build a decentralized application but was very limited in what it could be used to build. Ethereum showed that it was possible to build a programmable blockchain that anyone could use to launch a decentralized application. Celestia will show that it is possible to build a network that enables anyone to launch their own blockchain.

Think of Celestia as a power grid, except instead of providing electricity, Celestia provides the essential resource to power a blockchain: consensus and data availability. Similar to how anyone can plug into an electricity grid to power their appliance, anyone can plug into Celestia’s network to power their own blockchain. The Celestia token is the currency you use to pay for electricity.

Data availability is critical to the security of any blockchain because it ensures that anyone can inspect the ledger of transactions and verify it. Data availability answers the question, has the data for this blockchain been published? Users of a monolithic blockchain download all the data to check that it is available.

As blocks get bigger, it becomes impractical for normal users to download all the data meaning that they can’t verify the chain. Modular chains solve this problem by making it possible for users to verify very large blocks using a technology called data availability sampling.

Rollups are a type of blockchain that offload some work to a layer 1 like Celestia. Rollups host apps and process user transactions. By hosting apps across many different rollups, apps do not have to compete for computational resources with each other.

Once rollup transactions get processed, they are then published to Celestia. Celestia’s job is to order those transactions and check that they are available to download.

Add Celestia network to the Keplr wallet

1. Go to the Celestia documentation and integrate Celestia Network to Keplr.
2. Click on Add/Switch to Blockspace Race Testnet blue button. This demo button allows you to add the Blockspace Race Testnet to Keplr.
3. Then, click on the Approve button to approve this step.
4. Next, open the Keplr Wallet Web extension on Chrome and switch to the Blockspace Race Testnet network.
5. Subsequently, you’ll be able to view your Celestia address. Copy it and go to the Celestia faucet in Discord.

Request for Celestia tokens in Discord’s Faucet

1. With your discord account, join Celestia Discord Server and find the Faucet channel. After that, ask in the faucet chat tokens like this:
2. $request celestia1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3. The bot will answer you with confirmation in the chat, and you will receive 100.0000 TIA tokens in your account.

Connect to the Brochain Explorer

1. Then, choose Keplr Wallet.
2. After that, enter Account Name you set up for Keplr Wallet, choose Celestia ITN, and click Next to proceed.
3. Check the Celestia address. If satisfied, click on the Save button.
4. Now, your address is saved, and your account is added to Explorer. Now choose Celestia ITN in the Blockchain menu.

Select a validator

1. Go to the Dashboard and select Staking. Here you can see the list of validators. Select the validator, for example, 01node, and click Delegate.

Stake Tokens

1. Choose the number of tokens you want to stake and click Send.

Confirm your transaction

1. Go to the Keplr Wallet and approve the transaction.

Participating in the Incentivized Testnet and staking Celestia tokens can assist node operators in preparing for the mainnet launch. By doing so, they gain valuable experience in node operation and network maintenance. This hands-on experience proves invaluable in ensuring a smooth mainnet launch while maintaining the network’s security and reliability.