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๐ŸŽ‰Introducing the BLOCKSPACE RACE, Celestiaโ€™s incentivized testnet program!

๐ŸŸฃHi everyone, we have some great news to share with you! We are excited to announce the launch of the Blockspace Race, Celestiaโ€™s incentivized testnet program, which will be the largest ever test network with data availability sampling. โœจ

๐ŸŸฃFrom March 7 onwards, participants in the Blockspace Race will compete to earn points by completing various tasks. The individuals with the highest scores by the end of the competition will be declared the winners, so be sure to bring your best effort! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป

Read up on all the details and important dates in the blog post:
https://blog.celestia.org/the-blockspace-race/
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๐Ÿค“ Want to learn more about Celestiaโ€™s upcoming incentivized testnet?

We will be hosting a Twitter space session to offer additional updates and details about the Blockspace Race, which will also include a brief Q&A.

๐ŸŸฃWhen: March 7th, Tuesday at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 6pm CET
๐ŸŸฃWhere: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWwAoElpxQ/peek

See you there, everyone! ๐ŸŽง
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๐ŸŽ‰INTRODUCING THE MODULAR MEETUP PROGRAM

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Modular Meetup program aimed at creating grassroots communities around the world to gather and discuss all things modular blockchains. ๐ŸŒ

๐ŸŸฃ What is the program about?
We are onboarding potential meetup organizers from all corners of the world to provide them with the support they need to kick off their meetups. The support includes sample workshops, guidance on securing venues, and marketing their meetups.

Meetup organizers will gain access to our speaker list, allowing them to invite speakers from Celestia Labs and the modular ecosystem to give high-value talks at their meetups, virtually or in-person. ๐Ÿ—ฃ

๐ŸŸฃ How can I become a Modular Meetup organizer?
If you're interested in becoming a Modular Meetup organizer, sign up below. Afterwards, we will organize a support call with potential organizers to help them create their meetups.

๐Ÿ”ธ SIGNUP FORM
https://celestia-intake.typeform.com/to/zNI5W4uI

๐Ÿ”ธ LEARN MORE
https://docs.celestia.org/community/modular-meetup-intro/

We are also excited to announce that we will organize a Modular Meetup ourselves at the upcoming Gateway Conference in Prague! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Stay tuned for more information on the date, time, and location.

Build modular. Be free. ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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LIGHT NODE CHALLENGE: Final week starts now! โœจ

This is the final week to get your submissions in for the light node challenge  ๐Ÿ

The challenge ends on Friday, June 30 with the winners announced sometime thereafter.

The three categories you can submit to are:
๐Ÿ•น  Best Device
๐Ÿ“  Best Location
๐Ÿ˜œ  Best Meme

We canโ€™t forget that the top 3 winners for each category will receive exclusive Celestia merchandise and a signed copy of the LazyLedger whitepaper by Mustafa Al-Bassam.

And the winner of Best Device will earn a ticket to this yearโ€™s Modular Summit and the chance to demo their submission.

If you want some inspiration for your submission, check out these twitter threads ๐Ÿงต
โ–ถ๏ธ https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1664651815844200448
โ–ถ๏ธ https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1671163599396679686

We look forward to seeing what the community comes up with! ๐Ÿ†

Be sure to read the official rules of the challenge outlined in the post below ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://blog.celestia.org/celestia-light-node-challenge/
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๐ŸŽ‰ Introducing the Oolong Upgrade to Celestia Testnets!

After months of hard work and stress-testing the Celestia network during the Blockspace Race, the team is proud to introduce the Oolong upgrade to Celestia networks! It was named after the Chinese tea and will serve as a release candidate for mainnet. ๐Ÿซ–

The Oolong upgrade introduces several notable features across the core, app, and node repositories:

๐ŸŸฃMore block space
๐ŸŸฃLarger Namespace IDs
๐ŸŸฃRestricted block size
๐ŸŸฃImproved governance
๐ŸŸฃThe main interface for rollups

Check out the blog post for more information and a better understanding of the Oolong upgrade. โฌ‡๏ธ

Link to full blog post:
https://blog.celestia.org/introducing-the-oolong-upgrade-to-celestia-testnets/
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MODULAR SUMMIT STARTING TODAY! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Hello Modularists! As many of you are already aware, the Modular Summit, a two-day event that brings together the brightest minds from the forefront of the modular blockchain revolution, begins today! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ“… Date: July 21-22 2023
โฐ Time: 10 AM CET
๐Ÿ”— Livestream Link: Celestia Youtube

Join us for this exclusive gathering of experts, developers, and enthusiasts from around the world as we explore the most recent developments and innovations in the field of modularity. From innovative projects to insightful discussions, the Modular Summit promises to be an unforgettable experience for all attendees.

Visit the official website for more details on the event, speakers, schedules, and other important information.

๐ŸŒ Website: https://modularsummit.dev

The future is modular, and we can't wait to explore it together!
See you at the Modular Summit! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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MODULAR SUMMIT: DAY 2! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Just a quick reminder that day 2 of the Modular Summit is about to kick off soon! We hope you've had an incredible experience so far, and we can't wait to bring you even more insightful sessions and discussions later today. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ“… Date: July 22, 2023
โฐ Time: 10 AM CET
๐Ÿ”— Livestream Link: Celestia Youtube

๐Ÿ—ฃToday's Lineup of Speakers includes:
โ–ซ๏ธIsmail Khoffi
โ–ซ๏ธMustafa Al-Bassam
โ–ซ๏ธEvan Forbes
โ–ซ๏ธVitalik Buterin
โ–ซ๏ธZaki Manian

For more speakers, full schedule, and details about each session, make sure to check out the official website at https://modularsummit.dev/day-2/
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The largest incentivized testnet to support data availability sampling has concluded. ๐Ÿ“ข After three months of friendly competition, the Blockspace Race has come to a close.

Throughout the testnet, many community members contributed to improving the overall experience for all participants ๐Ÿค

We greatly appreciate all the work done by the Celestia community that helped make the Blockspace Race a success.

During the testnet, many changes and improvements were made along the way. A few highlights:

๐Ÿ—ž Over 800 sovereign rollups deployed on the testnet.
๐Ÿช QGB deployed and activated by the validator set.
๐Ÿด A new hard fork mechanism implemented.

Thatโ€™s the bulk of it. But thereโ€™s a lot more that happened. And the blog post is where you can read all about it.. โฌ‡๏ธ

Link to full blog post:
https://blog.celestia.org/a-blockspace-odyssey/
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Hey everyone, it is official.

Celestia Genesis Drop is live! https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1706671239572676881

The Celestia Networkโ€™s genesis block, expected later this year, will start the first modular data availability network. With it will arrive TIA, the native asset of Celestia.

Like in other permissionless protocols, TIA enables participation in network consensus and decentralised governance of network parameters and the community pool.

To check eligibility, please read the blog post here: https://blog.celestia.org/genesis-drop/
To go through the claim process, visit the website here: https://genesis.celestia.org/
The community has identified a fraudulent Genesis Drop URL address utilising a misspelling of Celestia.

We encourage our community to be vigilant during the Genesis Drop claim period and only click on links from verified community sources.

The only correct URL for the Genesis Drop https://genesis.celestia.org/
๐Ÿ“ข Introducing the Celestia Improvement Proposal Process

The Celestia Foundation is pleased to announce the Celestia Improvement Proposal (CIP) Process. The CIP process aims to coordinate technical proposals in the Celestia community to help improve the network across the modular stack, including core protocol upgrades.

๐Ÿ”น What is a CIP?
A CIP is a design document providing information to the Celestia community, or describing a new feature for Celestia or its processes or environment. The CIP should provide a concise technical specification of the feature and a rationale for the feature.

๐Ÿ”นWhat will the CIPs be used for?
We intend CIPs to be the primary mechanisms for:

โ–ซ๏ธ Proposing new features
โ–ซ๏ธ Collecting community technical input
โ–ซ๏ธ Documenting the design decisions
โ–ซ๏ธ Track the progress of implementation

The CIP process will propel the design space of the modular stack forward, leading to powerful, permissionless collaboration between distributed core development teams. All community members are invited to participate. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ

To learn more about Celestia Improvement Proposal Process, visit official blog post.
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๐ŸŸฃ UPDATE: Over 175,000 Genesis Drop claims so far

๐Ÿ”ธThe Genesis Drop claiming window is now extended for 18 hours.

๐Ÿ”ธ Eligible participants now have until 8:00 am UTC on Wed 18 Oct to claim.

Claim your drop at https://genesis.celestia.org/ ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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๐ŸŸฃ The Genesis Drop has concluded with 191,391 claims

๐Ÿ”ธ Finalized genesis balances will be available soon at http://genesis.celestia.org/

๐Ÿ”ธ Participants will receive TIA directly in their wallet at Mainnet, expected in the coming weeks.

Welcome to the modular era โœจ
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๐Ÿ“ข Introducing Blobstream: streaming modular DA to Ethereum

Formerly known as the Quantum Gravity Bridge (QGB), Blobstream streams commitments of Celestiaโ€™s data roots to an onchain Ethereum light client. Developers can integrate Blobstream to create high-throughput Ethereum L2s as easily as they develop smart contracts.

๐Ÿ”น What is a Blobstream?
Blobstream allows L2 developers in the Ethereum ecosystem to integrate Celestia, expected to be the first data availability layer in production with data availability sampling (DAS). As a modular DA layer, Celestia provides dedicated blobspace that is priced independently of Ethereum gas costs and unrelated execution, maximising data throughput.

๐Ÿ”นHow Blobstream works?
Blobstream uses a light client relay to submit commitments to Celestiaโ€™s data root to an Ethereum smart contract. The Blobstream smart contract enforces that every commitment has ECDSA signatures from validators representing at least 2/3s of the stake on Celestia.

๐Ÿ”นHow to get started?
โ–ซ๏ธ Learn more at Blobstream developer documentation
โ–ซ๏ธ Reach out if youโ€™re developing an L2 or framework on Ethereum
โ–ซ๏ธ Check out Blobstream and Blobstream X on Ethereum testnets Sepolia and Goerli
โ–ซ๏ธ Track the progress of implementation

With Blobstream, Celestia is on track to be the first modular DA solution for Ethereum that scales based on Data Availability Sampling (DAS). ๐ŸŒ

To learn more about Celestia's Blobstream, visit official blog post.
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๐ŸŽ‰CELESTIA IS READY TO LAUNCH ๐ŸŽ‰

Celestia is on track to become the first modular data availability layer with data availability sampling (DAS) light nodes. Initially experimental, Celestiaโ€™s Mainnet Beta features will enable its use as a data availability and consensus layer for rollups.

๐Ÿ”ธ Launch schedule
Between now and Mainnet Beta, the Celestia Foundation will coordinate with the genesis validators to collect their genesis transactions. Those transactions will be included in the genesis block collectively created by a decentralized validator set.

๐Ÿ”ธLooking ahead
Once the genesis block is finalized by the validator set through consensus, Celestiaโ€™s Mainnet Beta network will be live. Mainnet Beta is expected soon. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

To dig deeper into the Celestia launch, check out our blog post.
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Announcing integration into Arbitrum Orbit and the full Nitro stack. ๐Ÿช

๐Ÿ”ธDevelopers can soon deploy a high-throughput Orbit chain as easily as a smart contract using Celestia as modular DA. Celestiaโ€™s integration is the first external contribution to the Arbitrum Orbit protocol layer and the first modular DA layer for Orbit, joining Arbitrum AnyTrust. โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธDevelopers can tap into the full Nitro stack, enabling customizable chains with BOLD and Stylus. ๐Ÿ–Š

๐Ÿ”ธIf youโ€™re looking to build an Arbitrum Orbit chain with Celestia and Blobstream, reach out ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐Ÿ”ฝ Read the full blog post at:
https://blog.celestia.org/celestia-is-first-modular-data-availability-network-to-integrate-with-arbitrum-orbit/

๐Ÿ”ฝ Twitter thread:
https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1717217382782165173
๐Ÿ“ข Celestia mainnet is live โœจ

Celestia was successfully deployed to Mainnet Beta, codenamed Lemon Mint, marking the arrival of the first modular data availability network. Today marks a massive milestone for the Celestia community. What was once considered a wild moonshot is now a reality four years after the LazyLedger whitepaper was published

๐Ÿ”ธ How to get started

The modular stack invites developers to create novel applications unlocked by abundant blobspace, like onchain gaming. Check out the Celestia developer portal and documentation to start building.

๐Ÿ”น Dev portal: https://celestia.org/developer-portal/
๐Ÿ”น Documentation: https://docs.celestia.org/

โšก๏ธ Looking ahead

And with the arrival of Mainnet Beta, everyone in the ecosystem can participate and contribute to securing Celestia by staking TIA with a validator or running a light node in just a few clicks.

๐Ÿ”ธ Let the modular era begin.

๐Ÿ”น Read the full blog post
๐Ÿ”น Read the twitter thread
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Get ready for the ETHIstanbul Hackathon! ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

Celestia has partnered with ETHGlobal and is bringing exciting bounties worth $10,000 this weekend! Ready to hack? ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐Ÿ”ธBounty #1 - Modularizoor
Build a unique app with Celestia's data availability and show off your creativity.

Prize: $8000
Details: Explore options like Bubs Testnet, Polaris EVM on Rollkit, or Arbitrum and Orbit with Blobstream. We're looking for fresh ideas in Gaming, DeFi, or NFTs.

๐Ÿ”ธBounty #2 - Rock Nโ€™ Rollup Rumble!
Push the boundaries by introducing a new rollup stack to the Celestia family.

Prize: $2000
Details: New rollup innovation and integration with Celestia DA

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Workshop: Deploy Rollups with Modular DA in minutes ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ

Our solutions engineer Diego Ferrer from the Celestia Labs Devrel team will also be giving a workshop Deploy Rollups with Modular DA in minutes on Friday November 17th at 3:20 PM in Workshop Room 3.

Join the Celestia Labs team at ETHIstanbul and begin hacking on modular architecture! ๐Ÿค“

Looking forward to seeing all hackers there and connecting together, and don't forget to check out our docs in preparations for the hackathon! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป
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๐Ÿ“ž REMINDER: Celestia Core Devs Call #1 is starting soon!

Just a friendly reminder that our first Celestia Improvement Proposal (CIP) call is happening TODAY!

This marks the kickoff of a series of important calls where our community comes together to discuss the future of Celestia's development and governance.

๐Ÿ”ธWhen: Wednesday, November 29, 5:00 PM CET
๐Ÿ”ธWhere: Celestia Youtube Livestream
๐Ÿ”ธAgenda: https://github.com/celestiaorg/CIPs/issues/8

See you soon everyone! โฐ
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