Celestia protocol
Overview
Celestia is a modular blockchain network that specializes in data availability, decoupling consensus and execution to enable scalable rollup deployments.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Celestia connects to 9 tracked entities, most strongly to K2, Derive, Nillion.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 9 of 9 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
uses_da | K2 | 90% |
uses_da | Derive | 90% |
uses_da | Nillion | 90% |
uses_da | Eclipse | 90% |
uses_da | LightLink | 90% |
uses_da | Towns | 90% |
uses_da | Ancient8 | 90% |
uses_da | Settlus | 90% |
controls | Celestia Labs | 85% |
In-depth guides on Celestia
- Celestia and the Modular Thesis: DA Layers, Blob Economics, and TIA in 2026 — DeFi Intel
- EigenDA vs Celestia: Data Availability War in 2026 — DeFi Intel
Frequently asked questions
What is Celestia?
Celestia is a data availability layer that provides a platform for modular blockchains, allowing rollups to publish transaction data without running their own consensus.
How does Celestia's data availability sampling work?
Light nodes randomly sample small portions of blocks to verify data availability without downloading full blocks, ensuring that data is published and accessible.
What are the main components of Celestia's architecture?
Celestia consists of a consensus layer for ordering and a data availability layer, with rollups handling execution through separate execution environments.
What is Celestia connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Celestia is linked to 9 other tracked entities, most strongly to K2, Derive, Nillion.
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