Celestia  token is integral to the network, a modular blockchain at the base layer consensus is achieved with delegated proof of stake, validators stake tokens to get into active set of 150 validators for the chance to produce the next block, earning fee rewards and issuance. Delegators can stake to validators of their choosing to earn a share of rewards.

1.     Wallet and Tokens

 On mamaki testnet we can get $TIA, this is a testnet token with no value but you can experiment and get involved early to get familiar with Celestia before mainnet release expected 2023.

Download Keplr wallet for chrome

Keplr is an IBC enabled wallet for cosmos app-chains, Celestia chain is built with cosmos SDK

Add the extension to chrome, or chromium browser such as brave

Follow the steps to ‘create a new account’, this will display your ‘seed phrase’ it’s important that you back this up, as its the only way to recover your wallet.

you will be asked to provide an account name and password, this can be whatever you want, confirm your seed phrase which you should have backed up (its best to back up on paper) your wallet can always be restored from the ‘seed phrase’

Connect to Mamaki Network

we need to add the Mamaki Network to Keplr, head over to

if you have kerplr installed and active, you will be prompted to connect network, click on ‘approve’ then head over to networks (right, drop down on top of Keplr extension) scroll down and select ‘CELESTIA Testnet Mamaki’

You can now view your Celestia (Mamaki) address, copy this for later to request tokens from the Faucet.

Request Test Tokens from the Faucet

Copy your address from Keplr and request from the Celestia discord on the ‘faucet’ channel (join the discord from here). Place your own address here

$request celestia1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2. Run a Celestia Node

right now in order to send transactions on Mamaki for delegation/staking you need to send from a full node, later on the infrastructure will support sending from wallet such as keplr.

this is a good opportunity to experiment and get involved with Celestia before mainnet in 2023 you can learn how to set up a full node, and if you wish a Validator from this guide here. For a Full node Steps 1-6.

3. Import Wallet on Celestia Application

Import your wallet created earlier to the celestia application celestia-appd, use your seed from the Celestia wallet created on Keplr

celestia-appd keys add $CELESTIA_WALLET --recover

4. Find a Validator

Now find a validator to delegate too, we can search the active validators on this explorer for mamaki testnet here

you can find StakeCat on the list of active validators

when selected click on the validator to open up the details and save the Operator address.

5. Delegate to Validator

Now head back to your full node, ensure your node is synced, otherwise your transaction may not be seen by the network.

 curl -s localhost:26657/status | jq .result | jq .sync_info

1,000,000utia = 1TIA

celestia-appd tx staking delegate celestiavaloper1gnk53fqe6dsc8dfsty39dd22wvs7uyla49k5et 1000000utia --from=$CELESTIA_WALLET --chain-id=mamaki

You will have a Transaction ID that you can search for in the explorer to confirm successful.