๐ฅThis just in.
Kaspa on the global stage!
Introducing the @KaspaKii presentation in Dubai at the @DiiDesertEnergy Leadership Summit with @RoryinMonaco
Link to PDF in Thread.
I truly believe in $KAS technology as do so many others, as people spread the word and more users/builders come to the network, the potential scale of growth from here price-wise too can be life changing.
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov: โI think the whole global financial system will be run on blockchains, period. Everyone here will be in the blockchain industry, eventuallyโ during The Future of Value panel at Sibos.
Toccata, Kaspa's next consensus upgrade, is currently targeted for mid to late June.
Here's what it means for the ecosystem and for Igra.
What is Toccata?
Toccata is the first major Kaspa hard fork since Crescendo. It is a foundational shift towards new L1-native primitives and a stronger base for the execution layers built on Kaspa.
What features does Toccata add to Kaspa L1?
- Covenants: Kaspa-native primitives for enforcing how KAS can be spent. Enables future native L1 assets and vault-like designs.
- ZK opcodes: Groth16 and RISC Zero STARKs verification on Kaspa. Cryptographic groundwork that future capabilities like vProgs and trust-minimized bridges will build on.
- Partitioned sequencing: application-specific lanes that let L1 applications and execution layers maintain isolated transaction history. This scales L1 by isolating each application's data.
How does Toccata relate to rollups?
These primitives are additive to existing execution architectures on Kaspa. EVM rollups like Igra already operate on Kaspa. L1-native capabilities advance in parallel: native Kaspa assets, including potential native stablecoins, become possible as the primitives mature.
What does it mean for Igra?
Several changes for teams integrating with Igra at the L1 level:wy Igra release. We are migrating from txid_mask grinding to a dedicated IGRA lane with updated ATAN storage format and deployment tooling. We are integrating with TN12 and TN10 (where the DAA score transition will be tested) and runnwing our own devnet on the Toccata branch for repeated fork simulation.
What does it mean for the Igra ecosystem?
Several changes for teams integrating with Igra at the L1 level:
- Code that filters or searches for Igra transactions on L1 will need to add a subnet check.
- Code that generates Igra entry transactions (wallets, bridges) will need to include the correct subnet.
More details here: https://t.co/Y3P0wLcwIE
We're considering a transition period to support the current prefix alongside the new subnet requirement; we'll communicate the decision as it firms up.
What's the timeline for integration on Igra?
Igra's Frigate testnet for Toccata integration will be available end of May. Expect several weeks of testing to validate the integration. If you're building on Igra, or plan to, reach out and we'll get you set up.
What does it mean for Igra users and holders?
Your iKAS and all other assets are safe. All bridges and protocols remain operational throughout the testing and upgrade window. Igra has navigated complex mainnet operations before with no asset loss, and we are preparing redundant testing infrastructure to simulate the fork transition extensively before mainnet deployment. No action required from you during this period.
We will keep you informed at every step.
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Email: [email protected]
I have tremendous respect for @hashdag research and ideation contributions; this is why it is even more important to point out inaccuracies.
(Meta note -- declaring no debate while writing multiple paragraphs debating it is a contradiction.)
"EVM is outdated tech." TCP/IP is outdated too. EVM chains hold 80%+ of collective DeFi TVL. Big actors are risk-averse and prefer audited, battle-tested infrastructure.
"Vitalik declaring a move away." Not a move away. RISC-V replaces the execution engine underneath. EVM stays as the interface layer. If anything, RISC-V is Ethereum doubling down on EVM longevity by giving it a faster backend.
"L2s are parasitic." Most L2s today use centralized sequencers. Igra doesn't. It's a based rollup, a category of L2 that uses L1 miners for ordering and routes fees back to them. That's not parasitic. That's additive fee revenue for Kaspa's security budget.
"L1 dev serves L2s, reverse never happens." Igra open-sourced Kaswallet and RPC service for the community. ATAN is on its way. We have collected deep expertise on building based rollups on Kaspa L1, which will be required for vProgs too. We are ready to share it with anyone.
"L2 roadmap declared dead." By whom? L2s hold 40% of Ethereum ecosystem TVL and growing. Over 65% of new smart contracts in 2025 deployed directly on L2. That's not dead. That's an architectural pattern with its own tradeoffs, like every other approach in tech.
"It fragments the efforts." Every project building on Igra or any other rollup expands Kaspa's brand outreach and user base. Expanding programmability expands Kaspa's reach. Restricting it does the opposite.
Friday train of thought.
The KelpDAO meltdown and Arbitrum Conclave censorship are just two more grains on the pile that makes decentr theater obvious.
Even the best CEXes are banks in disguise. There are good banks, but when you give up custody you give up freedom.
Systems that rely on central actors are inherently vulnerable. This is why we don't rely on centralized sequencer.
PoS as a consensus is easy to censor. This is why we run on PoW.
We put "unstoppable, extraction-resistant, censorship-resistant" in our thesis a year ago because we believe in it.
The market keeps validating that conviction.
Great initiative โ community-built experimental node resolution service by @asaefstroem. Igra discovery endpoint: https://t.co/LuP2LcONlp. Worth checking out.
๐ We've submitted a CoinGecko listing request for $iKAS (Igra Bridged Kaspa), the native gas token of Igra Network, our EVM-compatible based rollup on Kaspa BlockDAG.
Verification post for @CoinGecko.
๐ซ Request ID: CL2004260025
Contact: Telegram @argonmining
AI agents need wallets that don't require human co-signing on every tx. That infra is now live on Igra.
EIP-7702: any EOA can execute as a smart contract for the duration of one transaction. Atomic approve+swap.
ERC-4337 v0.9: full smart account stack. Gas sponsorship, bundled operations, session keys, passkeys, multisig validation. EntryPoint and SimpleAccountFactory are deployed. Paymaster and bundler not yet live โ gasless transactions coming soon.
Together: an agent can hold an EOA, delegate execution to a smart account, and batch its operations atomically via 7702 today. Gas
sponsorship via 4337 paymasters is next.
Documentation:
- https://t.co/fXNs1qHves
- https://t.co/M2PkZZcoUN
Reminder - @Igra_Labs is on @DefiLlama now, and theyโve fixed the trading volume metric for @ZealousSwap yesterday.
Total Value Locked in DeFi
$467,874 +9.39% 24h
DEXs Volume (24h) $30,038
https://t.co/gX1cwccZGm
Hyperlane is LIVE on @Igra_Labs.
You can now bridge USDC, iKAS, cbBTC, and wstETH from 7 chains to Igra Network.
Explore >> https://t.co/oB5d010qIq