On-chain activity remains muted on Celestia (Tyler Callahan/Unsplash)
Celestia's TIA Token Rises 200% Since Debut Despite Muted On-Chain Activity
Just 160,000 transactions have been facilitated on Celestia in the past 13 days.
On-chain activity remains muted on Celestia (Tyler Callahan/Unsplash)

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The Protocol: Kraken Awakens – as Ethereum L2 Candidate
In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we look into how Kraken is reportedly considering launching its own layer-2 blockchain, following Coinbase's recent launch o...
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Illia Polosukhin, CEO of Near Foundation (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Near Foundation Joins Celestia in Race to Provide 'Data Availability' for Ethereum Rollups
The project's new "NEAR DA" aims to provide an alternate venue that could handle data produced by Ethereum's fast-growing network or auxiliary blockchains or "layer-2 networks...
Illia Polosukhin, CEO of Near Foundation (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Avail founder Anurag Arjun
Avail, Data Availability Solution to Rival Celestia, Unveils 'Incentivized Testnet'
The announcement comes as Celestia's recent launch and airdrop has kindled interest in "modular" blockchain projects that can relieve the burden on primary networks like Ether...
Avail founder Anurag Arjun