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CIP: reduce inflation

Celestia Improvement Proposals (CIPs)10 posts1,246 views11 likesLast activity Feb 2026
CIPs mentioned:CIP-0029CIP-0033
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decanusOP
Feb 20254

This post is to discuss the CIP to reduce inflation.

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cfl0ws
Feb 20252

I’m curious to understand how this proposal helps align a more favorable balance between a healthy inflation rate and sufficient economic security.

I see the beginnings of that discussion in the alternatives section of the proposal, concluding that 5% is about ideal for a network in the maturation stage that Celestia finds itself in at the moment.

However, most of the discussion seems to be made relative to the current inflation schedule. It might be useful to discuss what a desired level of economic security, deemed sufficient to protect the network, would be and how the newly proposed inflation curve more closely aligns to it than the current curve does.

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Staking7pc
Feb 2025

are we suggesting 5% inflation or something based on the screenshot below.

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ismail
Feb 20252
Staking7pc:

are we suggesting 5% inflation or something based on the screenshot below.

My understanding is that this proposal cuts the inflation by 33% which is inline with the screenshot you shared.

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tac0turtle
Feb 20251
cfl0ws:

However, most of the discussion seems to be made relative to the current inflation schedule. It might be useful to discuss what a desired level of economic security, deemed sufficient to protect the network, would be and how the newly proposed inflation curve more closely aligns to it than the current curve does.

This is a hard thing to quantify as the data points across the space are arbitrary. It also is subjective to what contributes to security. I believe that tokens being locked, removed the market, contributes to security. This could take any number of forms. Staking, Lending, Community Pools, etc… I believe lowering the inflation rate from what is perceived as high to lower allows more opportunities for apps to build lockup mechanisms without having to dilute their token.

In the tables under the screenshotted one we can see that at 7.20% inflation rate and the rate of bonded tokens inflation sits at 11.08%. While this may be seen as low for a new application trying to find its footing and build a user base having to incentivise above 11% could mean over diluting their own token.

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duli00
Feb 2025

Hi everyone!

I read about the proposed inflation reduction. While reducing inflation from 7.2% to 4.82% is a step in the right direction, I believe the main issue affecting TIA’s is not staking rewards, but the impact of VC token unlocks. Large unlocks create sustained sell pressure, leading to dilution and limiting long-term value growth.

I think the team should do something about this !

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Staking7pc
Feb 20252

Brightlystake is in support of this reduction in inflation, its a net positive for the ecosystem

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rootulp
Feb 2026

CIP-29 was already included in the v4 meta CIP (CIP-33). Celestia-app v4 already activated on Mainnet in July 2025 (see docs for exact upgrade timestamps).

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Mon_Cumulo
Feb 2026

I’m afraid that proposal was discussed a long time ago, and if I’m not mistaken, we’ve already implemented it in the chain.

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atlas-matt
Feb 2026

LOL. Moron, me. I deleted my response.

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