Derive Shifts Exchange Data to Celestia Network
The exchange now publishes settlement data to a modular network to optimize its V3 operations while keeping assets on Ethereum.
Updated on Oct. 24, 2026 in Economic Indicators
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Derive has reached a milestone by posting over 43,000 data blobs to the Celestia network following the launch of its V3 exchange. The integration utilizes Celestia to handle exchange state data for settlement and withdrawal processes while maintaining asset custody on Ethereum.
Why it matters
This move reflects an operational shift toward modular infrastructure, where exchanges offload data availability to specialized networks to optimize settlement efficiency. By separating state data from asset custody, the firm aims to balance the performance of specialized virtual machines with the security of the Ethereum mainnet.
Derive has utilized 42.52 GiB of storage across 43,082 data blobs on the Celestia network. These figures track activity since the company first adopted the network in January 2024.
The players
Derive
A decentralized exchange operator that utilizes zero-knowledge virtual machines for settlement and modular networks for data availability.
Celestia
A modular data availability network designed to allow third-party systems to publish state data for external reconstruction.
Ethereum
A decentralized blockchain network serving as the primary layer for smart contract collateral, asset custody, and proof verification.
The details
The V3 exchange utilizes a zero-knowledge virtual machine to process settlement, with Ethereum acting as the final verification layer for proofs. By publishing exchange state data to Celestia, the system ensures that settlement and withdrawal data remain reconstructible outside of the main execution layer. This architecture allows the platform to verify its activity on Ethereum while scaling its data-heavy processes on an external modular network.
Timeline
January 2024: Derive began using the Celestia network.
Oct. 7, 2026: The Derive V3 exchange officially launched.
Oct. 23, 2026: The platform reached its milestone of 43,082 posted data blobs.
Market Landscape
This development follows the industry-wide transition toward the Ethereum modular scaling roadmap, which encourages projects to offload data-intensive processes. It marks a departure from monolithic designs where all exchange states were forced to reside directly on the primary settlement chain.
Operators should watch how modular integration impacts transaction settlement speeds and gas costs compared to traditional, monolithic approaches. Firms evaluating similar architectures must verify that their collateral remains secured by trusted, established settlement layers like Ethereum.
The takeaway
The use of modular networks to store state data is becoming a viable standard for high-throughput financial applications. Operators should track whether this reduction in on-chain storage demand leads to lower operating costs for similar platforms in the coming year.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by TokenPost.
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