Celestia’s TIA Token Rises as ‘Matcha’ Upgrade Preps Network for Cross-Chain Future

Tech Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Celestia’s TIA Token Rises as ‘Matcha’ Upgrade Preps Network for Cross-Chain Future The event is being called its biggest software upgrade yet, which boosts the network’s capacity and improves token economics. By Margaux Nijkerk , AI Boost | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Nov 24, 2025, 6:54 p.m. What to know : The project behind Celestia rolled out on Monday what it calls its biggest software upgrade yet, dubbed Matcha. At its core, this update is designed to boost the network’s capacity and improve token economics. The project’s native token, TIA, is roughly 6% up over the last 24 hours at roughly $0.65. However, the token is a long-way down from its peak of $19.7 in December 2024 (97% down). The project behind the data availability blockchain Celestia rolled out on Monday what it calls its biggest software upgrade yet, dubbed Matcha. At its core, this update is designed to boost the network’s capacity and improve token economics. Among the technical changes, it increases the maximum block size to 128 MB (up from 8 MB) and changes how data propagation works, enabling much higher throughput. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the The Protocol Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . Simply put, Celestia is preparing itself to handle much more data, which is important if many applications start using it as their underlying “routing” or “data-availability” layer. Beyond throughput, Matcha upgrade also claims to make significant economic and interoperability improvements. The upgrade cuts annual token inflation from ~5% down to ~2.5%. It also removes a “token filter” for cross-chain bridges, meaning non-TIA assets can more easily be moved through or routed by the Celestia layer. This is meant to signal that Celestia wants to become a go-to layer for cross-chain data availability and asset routing. The project’s native token, TIA, is roughly up about 6% over the last 24 hours, trading around $0.65. However, the token is still down 97% from its peak of around $19.70 in December 2024. Read more: From Airdrop to Freefall: Celestia’s Tokenomics Under Fire Celestia Celestia labs Tia Upgrade AI Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards . For more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy . More For You Protocol Research: GoPlus Security By CoinDesk Research Nov 14, 2025 Commissioned by GoPlus What to know : As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. 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