Celestia Under Pressure: Will Unlocks Catch Up On TIA Price?

$979.5M unlocks in a year inflated Celestiaโ€™s circulation by 101%, but TIAโ€™s price showcased resistance so far.

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Celestia (TIA) is due for a test this week, as the modular blockchainโ€™s native crypto is leading the flock among token unlocks. According to the schedule, thereโ€™s still 409.37 million TIA coins waiting to be unlocked in a linear mode, meaning that these coins are gradually unlocked over a few years rather than being poured into circulation all at once.

$1.5B Celestia (TIA) Due For Unlock: Hereโ€™s When

Cliff unlocks, the opposite of linear Celestia (TIA) unlocks, have already been completed, inflating the circulating supply from 267 million to 537 million out of a 1 billion max supply. With such tokenomics, the modular blockchain project managed to increase its market capitalization by 206% since launch, despite the demand holding firm, according to Tokenomist data.

Notably, with the fully diluted valuation (FDV) also climbing by 70% to $3.9 billion, Celestiaโ€™s (TIA) one-year token emission plan was to unlock 50.09% of the supply, a total of $979.5M. As of present time, Celestia (TIA) coins waiting to be unloaded are capped at 409.37 million, equivalent to $1.50 billion.

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This vesting practice ends on January 11, 2027, even though two rounds of linear unlocks, including Seed and Series A&B, are bound to finish by the end of this year, easing the tight Celestia (TIA) unlock schedule.

Is Celestia Ready For Rebound To $10 Price Mark?

The popular modular blockchainโ€™s altcoin has tumbled below double digits since June 6, 2024. After a quiet half a year with consolidation around $4.50 support, Celestiaโ€™s (TIA) price took another hit in February, 2025, but managed to find its floor at $2.65, repeating the same TIA price behavior earlier this month.

However, the lack of demand for Celestia (TIA) could prove any rebound efforts to be a bumpy ride. Currently sporting 24-hour trading volumes below $100, TIA crypto price still recouped 18.5% from the $2.65 territory over the past 30 days, fueling hope for an eventual rebound towards the long-term $10 price target.

4-hour technical Celestia (TIA) price charts, showing the altcoin's movement over the past few months
On-Balance Volume (OBV) indicator prompted an overbought position on TIA

Aside from the low Spot trading volume on Celestia (TIA), another issue underlying the slow price appreciation is tumbling On-Balance Volume (OBV). This metric shows us a clear bearish divergence, as Celestiaโ€™s (TIA) price rose 11.1% in a week, despite the On-Balance Volume (OBV) dipping to 29.3M. Concisely, OBV gauges the upcoming price trend with a trading volume and historical price based formula that provides an overbought or oversold verdict.ย 

On The Flipside

  • Token unlocks done regularly tend to affect the markets less than cliff unlocks, which unload tokens in bulk and are more prone to panic sell-offs.

Why This Matters

Celestiaโ€™s Layer-1 chain has been critically acclaimed for its unique tech, offering full-stack customization, as well as providing a modular blockchain environment that allows Layer-2 chains to act as modular roll-ups.

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Tadas Klimaลกevskis is a DailyCoin Journalist, covering memecoins & latest developments. Tadas has moderate holdings in SHIB, HBAR, LTC, MATIC and a selection of low-cap meme currencies.

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