The crypto market may have added $160 billion to its market cap overnight as Bitcoin rose back above $92,000. However, trouble looms on the horizon for Celestia (TIA) as a key protocol built on its network has been shut down following an $18 million surge in 2024. TIA’s price predictions are quite bearish following the news, even though the token has surged +10% in the past 24 hours.
Astria launched in 2023 after raising $5.5 million in a seed round led by Maven 11, followed by a $12.5 million strategic fundraising round in 2024 led by DBA and Placeholder VC. The shutdown of the Astria network is considered sudden, given that the main network only went live a little over a year ago.
Is the closure of Astria a disaster for Celestia? Two years of “down only” were even worse for TIA
The unexpected shutdown of such a major protocol on an already struggling network is a bad look for Celestia and indicates a lack of growth for the once-promising chain. Astria’s shutdown of its network could prove the final nail in TIA’s coffin, after two years of incredibly poor price performance.
TIA is down 97% from its all-time high of $20.85, reached just three months after its launch in February 2024. Since then, it has been trending downward as Celestia’s lack of innovation and mass adoption led the token to fall from its launch price of $2.3 to its current level of $0.62.
At these peaks in early 2024, Celestia was among the top 60 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, valued at over $3 billion. However, poor token data, namely massive token issuance, led the market capitalization to exceed $4.4 billion in December 2024, but the price of the TIA token continued to decline.
The Astria network was intentionally shut down, block number 15,360,577 is the last block.
– Astria (@AstriaOrg) December 1, 2025
Currently, Celestia’s market cap stands at just over $520 million, making it the 150th largest token on the market, quite a fall from grace after it was bulldozed into the market in 2023 as one of the most high-profile projects in recent years.
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Analysts Give TIA Price Prediction for December: $0.5 Next?
On a 4-hour time frame, price action suggests a potential bullish retracement following a significant liquidity sweep below the recent low, although the long-term trend remains bearish.
TIA could benefit from a broader market improvement as Bitcoin moved back above $92,000 and took the rest of the market with it. However, it faces immediate resistance around $0.65, with decent support established just below $0.60.
If TIA manages to close the day above this $0.60 support zone, it could lead to a short-term rally towards the $0.68 and $0.72 resistance levels. However, failure to hold support could trigger further bearish momentum, with a decline towards $0.50 and perhaps lower a real possibility.
(SOURCE: TradingView)
Twitter crypto trader @MarkTheApe99 has expressed concerns about a sustained rise in TIA prices, citing the asset’s poor performance over the past two years as a warning against buying Celestia now.
He said, “Look at the weekly. Every bounce sold. No higher highs. No trend reversal. Every key level lost. Staircase price of 20, 8, 4, 2, 0.5. Current support is at $0.46 and it’s only technical, not fundamental. It’s what people call “DCA”, but it really pays the rent of a dead trend. Funny thing? You had influencers who called this “the next SOL” while the chart telegraphed a multi-month bleed The truth: DCA works on assets with real demand, not weekly charts that look like ski slopes.
This is a damning indictment of Celestia, but after the loss of a leading protocol on Astria, coupled with 24 months of selling pressure and bearish price action, it’s hard to argue against this ugly TIA price prediction.
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