Celestia airdropped TIA to 580,000 users as it launched its mainnet today. But what even is it?
If you've been scouring Crypto Twitter over the past 24 hours, you'll likely have caught wind of modular blockchain network Celestia and its native token, TIA.
Celestia mainnet is live ✨https://t.co/Sj7RAfTh4W pic.twitter.com/Sd6CsU2dwL
— Celestia (@CelestiaOrg) October 31, 2023
Yesterday, Celestia launched its mainnet beta and airdropped TIA to 580,000 users. Since its launch, TIA has jumped over 10%.
But what exactly is Celestia, and more importantly, TIA?
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