Celestia, largest-ever 'Matcha' upgrade

JH Kim

Summary

Celestia said it carried out the 'Matcha' upgrade that significantly increases network throughput and scalability.
Through this upgrade, block size was expanded sixteenfold, and TIA token inflation rate was lowered to about 2.5%.
Removal of the cross-chain bridge token filter made various asset movements easier, and it is said to be an important turning point for ecosystem expansion.

Celestia(Celestia) has carried out the largest-ever 'Matcha' upgrade, significantly strengthening network throughput and scalability.

According to crypto-focused media CoinDesk on the 24th (local time), Celestia increased the maximum block size sixteenfold from 8MB to 128MB through this upgrade. It also improved data propagation methods, substantially boosting network throughput.

The upgrade also included changes to the token economy. Annual TIA token inflation was reduced by about half, from approximately 5% to approximately 2.5%. This is expected to alleviate supply pressure over the long term and contribute to stabilizing token supply and demand.

Also, with the removal of the cross-chain bridge token filter, assets other than TIA can more easily move or be routed through the Celestia layer. Since Celestia serves as the data availability (DA) layer in a modular blockchain ecosystem, this change is regarded as an important turning point for ecosystem expansion.

The Celestia Foundation said the upgrade is "a key step toward realizing large-scale scalability of modular blockchain infrastructure" and that further network improvements are planned.