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Celestia Founder Slams Ethereum With Hyperliquid’s Throughput
Mustafa Al-Bassam, the co-founder of Celestia, has sparked debate within the blockchain community by asserting that Ethereum’s scalability roadmap falls short in meeting the demands of high-throughput applications like Hyperliquid. His comments come on the heels of a public statement from Ethereum advocate Zak, who criticized Celestia for diverting economic activity away from Ethereum.
Al-Bassam took issue with the notion that using Celestia is akin to “shorting ETH,” arguing instead that his platform provides practical throughput solutions that Ethereum cannot yet deliver. He emphasized that developers are seeking efficiency over ideological alignment. In response to the criticism, Al-Bassam pointed out that Celestia processed almost one million blocks and 4.5 gigabytes of data within its first 120 days of operation, a feat that would be too expensive on Ethereum’s base layer.
This development marks a significant shift in the blockchain ecosystem as more builders turn to modular systems like Celestia for their scalability needs. Al-Bassam’s remarks have fueled tension among Ethereum and Celestia supporters, with some arguing that the latter undermines the former by diverting its economic activity away from Ethereum.
Source: cryptotale.org
