Dust Tokens vs Spam Tokens on Celestia
How to distinguish small legitimate balances from unsolicited or suspicious tokens.
Why this matters on Celestia
Dust describes size; spam describes intent or origin. A tiny token can be legitimate, while a large unsolicited token can still be suspicious.
Celestia uses a modular blockchain design, so asset and application context can differ from EVM networks.
Celestia does not follow standard EVM conventions. Address formats, token identifiers and approval mechanics differ, so EVM-oriented checklists and tools should only be applied to Celestia after confirming they are supported.
Celestia: what to pay attention to
- Security: Do not assume EVM wallet behavior or contract conventions apply directly.
- Assets and tokens: Verify the supported asset representation for the route you are using.
- Costs: Check the exact network and route mechanics before estimating transfer costs.
A Celestia checklist for this topic
- Check the domain you are on before connecting a wallet for any Celestia action.
- Send a small test amount first when an address or route on Celestia is new to you.
- Verify the contract address on Celestia from an independent source rather than a ticker or a logo.
- Read what a Celestia transaction or signature request actually authorizes before approving it.
Bridge from Celestia
Check the exact network and route mechanics before estimating transfer costs. On the Sei side: verify the network-specific asset representation.
The bridge guide below is informational; any transaction depends on current network conditions and the route shown in the bridge interface.
Celestia → Sei BRIDGE GUIDE