Celestia CIP Process: Fueling Progress Post-Mainnet Launch

Key Points:

• Celestia CIP process aims to improve the network’s modular stack.
• Unlike many chains, core protocol upgrades rely on off-chain consensus.

Celestia CIP Process (Celestia Improvement Proposal) for enhancing modular stack and core upgrades post-Mainnet launch, fostering decentralized innovation.

The Celestia Foundation recently introduced the Celestia Improvement Proposal (CIP) Process, a crucial step towards enhancing the Celestia network’s modular stack and core protocol upgrades.

Celestia CIP Process Unveiled

Unlike traditional chains, Celestia’s trust-minimization approach ensures that major changes to protocol rules are not controlled by token voting or validators but are determined by the off-chain social layer, aligning more with Ethereum’s model.

The CIP-1 draft outlines the CIP process’s rationale and purpose, providing a clear technical specification and a compelling rationale for each feature. CIPs serve as the primary method for proposing new features, gathering community input, and documenting design decisions related to Celestia.

Drawing inspiration from established standardization processes like the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) process, Celestia’s CIPs will encompass various layers, from consensus and data availability to peer-to-peer and interface layers.

The Road Ahead: Post-Mainnet Launch Core Dev Call

Additionally, Celestia Request for Comments proposals (CRCs) will play a role similar to Ethereum’s ERCs, focusing on design specifications that do not directly impact the Celestia core protocol.

As the CIP process unfolds, Celestia anticipates the participation of core developer teams, fostering permissionless collaboration and innovation. After the Mainnet launch, the first Core Dev Call will provide an opportunity to discuss the CIP-1 draft proposal and kickstart the process with community consensus.

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