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Celestia Foundation Secures $100 Million to Enhance Blockchain Scalability

The Celestia Foundation has successfully raised $100 million in a funding round led by Bain Capital Crypto, increasing its total funding to $155 million. Launched in October 2023, the Celestia Mainnet Beta introduces a groundbreaking modular consensus and data network, allowing developers to create high-throughput applications without the constraints of traditional blockchains.

This innovative platform has already facilitated the deployment of 20 rollup chains, with data blobs surpassing half of the total published by rollups, showcasing its capability to enhance data throughput. Celestia aims to revolutionize blockchain scalability by targeting 1 gigabyte blocks, significantly improving efficiency and performance across the ecosystem. As the blockchain space evolves, Celestia’s advancements position it as a key player in addressing scalability challenges.

September 2024, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
Vaibhavv Ali

Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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