$TIA TIA Coin, the native token of the Celestia network, is a modular consensus and data network designed to enable anyone to easily deploy their own blockchain with minimal overhead. Celestia is a minimal blockchain that only orders and publishes transactions but does not execute them, modularizing the blockchain technology stack by decoupling the consensus layer and the application execution layer, and unlocking new possibilities for decentralized application builders.

The main functions of TIA Coin include:

• Paying blobspace fees: Transaction fees on the Celestia network are paid in TIA.

• Network security: Celestia provides a security mechanism similar to Proof of Stake (PoS), which requires TIA staking to function.

• Fee burning: As part of network fee collection, TIA coins are burned.

• Governance: TIA users can participate in network governance.

• Blob space: Aggregators can use TIA to pay for data publishing to Celestia's blob space.

The total supply of TIA Coin is 1 billion coins, with specific distribution methods including public distribution, allocation to the Celestia Foundation and core developers, seed round early investors, early investors in Series A and B, and initial core contributors. The use cases for TIA Coin also include investment and remittance, and it can be bought, sold, or exchanged through listed cryptocurrency exchanges.

The uniqueness of the Celestia project lies in its modular architecture, allowing for rapid deployment, dynamic scaling, customization, and sovereign aggregation. It supports multiple programming languages or virtual machines, with the network currently supporting Solidity (EVM), Rust, and Golang (Cosmos SDK). TIA Coin, as a utility and governance token for the Celestia network, allows for the development and deployment of one's own blockchain on its network.