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Favorite: $KAS -- A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System No.1 L1 in WORLD

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

@travladd kaspa:qqtlskm5a70q4f85q7nws6e6vge9hwmw9fpvmg3qvv2nfg0uchwtguhtt52tu

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

@KuCoin_Web3 13

[Yonatan Sompolinsky @hashdag]

instead-of-summary of new blogpost:

a few months ago I became conscious that I've been double-speaking about kaspa for a long time now: when I talk with regular people I show off kas' speed, but when I meet crypto informed folks I instinctively shift to its unique security, to dagknight's resilience under netsplits come 2026. I am talking out of both sides of my mouth and I'm barely aware of it.
if forced to choose one north star, what would that be?

then later it occurred to me that this doublespeak actually represents two sides of the same coin- partial synchrony, a consensus category describing just that- protocols that are parameterless hence fast in peace times hence slow-yet-secure when the network/internet breaks. so now I think I can go back to speaking out of both sides of my mouth, as this represents two prongs of real-timeness.

hardcore crypto recognizes defensive values- security, censorship resistance, privacy. I argue we need a new category or metric for how long it takes a chain to achieve these defensive traits. eg bitcoin achieves censorship resistance in about an hour, kaspa achieves the same level in 1-3 seconds. doesn't make sense to flatten the two traits under the same umbrella term "censorship resistance".

the limit of this metric is real-time decentralization- the ability to sample the consensus network in real time with very high granularity, and achieve all the good properties that proof-of-work gives us just in real-time. started diving into this in the post.

kaspa's north star is real-time decentralization, but did you know the north star is actually a triple? now you do

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

@DagKnightDog kaspa:qqtlskm5a70q4f85q7nws6e6vge9hwmw9fpvmg3qvv2nfg0uchwtguhtt52tu

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

@rami_hashimi Done

[Alina 𐤊 @futurbtw_Kas]

Dear @saylor,

I wanted to share something that might resonate deeply with your vision of sound money and decentralized digital infrastructure called Kaspa $KAS

Kaspa is a next-generation proof-of-work cryptocurrency that carries forward Bitcoin’s ethos but solves some of its structural limitations. Built on a revolutionary blockDAG architecture (rather than a linear blockchain), Kaspa allows multiple blocks per second to coexist and confirm simultaneously — without compromising on full proof-of-work security.

This means:
•Instant confirmations with sub-second block times
•Massive scalability while retaining full decentralization
•A pure, fair launch — no premine, no VC funding, no insiders
•PoW consensus built on the GhostDAG protocol — an evolution of Nakamoto consensus that can handle high throughput without sacrificing security

In essence, Kaspa is what Bitcoin might have evolved into if scalability had been solved without layer-2 dependencies or centralization tradeoffs. It retains Bitcoin’s purity — hard-capped supply, predictable emission schedule, and community-driven development — but operates at a speed and efficiency fit for a global monetary network.

While Bitcoin remains the undisputed pioneer, many see Kaspa as its natural evolution — a faster, fairer, fully-decentralized digital cash that still honors the foundational principles of sound money.

If you haven’t looked into it yet, I think you’d appreciate the elegance of its design and the philosophical consistency it maintains with Bitcoin’s core ideals.

#Kaspa #SoundMoney #ProofOfWork #GhostDAG #Bitcoin

[ꓘasparium @Kaspacryptoking]

$KAS visionaries

Let's create noise and challenge T1s on where they are with $KAS Kaspa listing
@binance @coinbase @okx @Gemini @cryptocom @Grayscale @HTX_Global

Like, comment and share and let's show what the best community looks like when it is about pushing the future of global finance to the masses #KASPA

[OctaSpace @octa_space]

The ultimate form of money $KAS brought to life on a stunning video fully rendered on the very best render platform OctaSpace🤜🤛

[GHOAD 👻🐸 @GhoadCoin]

The community is here, loud and clear — Ghoad is ready for Bybit! 🚀

A Kaspa-native, 100% community-powered project boasting growing demand, proven resilience, and an unstoppable army behind it. 💥

Tagging the giants:
@Bybit_Official @Bybit_Web3

Bybit, the question is simple: Will you open the doors? 🤝

#ListGHOAD #Kaspa #GHOADArmy

[Cryp τao Columbo @CrypTao_Columbo]

🚀 Bullish Alert! 🚀

Get ready for the @GhoadCoin x @PaalMind AMA! 🎉

Join us on Friday the 15th at 2pm UTC / 10am EST for an epic X Space where tech meets memes and AI meets the future.

I'll be there along with our Co-Founder and CTO @VIPete01, representing @PaalMind, plus the awesome @GhoadCoin team! 💪

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Set your reminders, get your questions ready, and prepare for a GHOAD experience like no other! 🐸✨

Remember, this isn’t just a chat — it’s a chance to connect, learn how $GHOAD is scaling on $KASPA, and dive into AI-powered insights from $PAAL. 🧠🤖

Bring your energy, your questions, and your toads! 🐸🔥

#GHOAD #Kaspa #AI #Crypto #AMA #XspaceAMA

[Kasplex @kasplex]

Key statistics for our L2 testnet on $KAS

Block generation:
- Total blocks generated: 2.6 million
Our L2 architecture employs an efficient block generation model that produces blocks only when Layer 2 transactions are present, eliminating unnecessary empty block creation.

Transaction throughput:
- Total transactions processed: 14 million
Average transaction density: 5.4 transactions per block.

Network performance:
- Average block time: 1 second

User adoption:
- Active wallet addresses: >270,000
Indicates strong community engagement and network participation during testnet phase

Upcoming Milestones
- Security audit: Our comprehensive Layer 2 security audit is nearing completion and will be publicly released upon finalization.

These metrics demonstrate the robust performance and scalability of our Kaspa Layer 2 solution during the testnet phase, positioning us well for mainnet deployment.

[Kaspa @kaspaunchained]

Are you in?

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

@kaspaunchained Endgame 🚀🚀

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

$kas is endgame

[Kaspa @kaspaunchained]

Spicy

[BiFinance @BiFinanceE]

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Welcome to join #BiFinance!🥳🥳
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[Michael Sutton @michaelsuttonil]

Raw thoughts re Kaspa’s next big upgrade(s)

You don’t end on a crescendo, and it is no secret that several anticipated upgrades are waiting on the sidelines for Kaspa. Primarily, the Dagknight (DK) protocol and the ZK L1<>L2 bridge. These two major endeavors may look independent, but I see strong merit in bundling them into a single hardfork (reasons below). I also argue this bundled effort is the right window to incorporate the foundational L1 changes needed to support ongoing research into MEV‑resistance and oracle‑voting.

A word on deferring DK to this point. I acknowledge that per past statements we expected to be post‑DK by now. Context for the long delay: (1) after the Rust rewrite, moving from 1→10 bps (blocks/sec) was too natural a follow‑up to ignore, and I dove into ~1‑year of work there. (2) Strong community push for smart contracts; in the absence of formal committees planning the next phase we reasoned that prioritizing smart contract enablement would let a builder community form around the Kaspa app layer, and that unleashing this potential (and its ripple effects) would let us refocus on L1 perfection without bottlenecking ecosystem growth.

This post provides a bird’s‑eye overview of active + upcoming Kaspa R&D efforts and sketches their relation graph.

DK: Dagknight is a ’22 ordering‑protocol research paper by myself & @hashdag; it evolves GHOSTDAG (GD). A (mostly written) follow‑up post will deep‑dive DK across:
- practical benefits / applications of its abstract “no a priori delay bound” property
- a breakdown into four main components → raw development phases
- broader system / consensus implications
- applied research for efficient incremental algorithms (notably the cascade voting procedure)
- protocol (and paper) relaxations / simplifications
- “resistance to Internet chaos”: practical limits + engineering caveats

ZK: In the past year, there has been an ongoing publicly visible effort to establish the landscape of ZK over Kaspa. The results of these efforts can mostly be viewed in Kaspa’s research forum under the L1<>L2 category. Kaspa’s approach is to support based ZK rollups, where “based” means the ZK layers / rollups / dapps fully commit to L1 sequencing—so L1 serves all three roles: sequencing, data availability, settlement. The base mechanisms to support this are largely established. The main area still under heavy research is atomic / synchronous composability (multi‑rollup transactions that land atomically). Explaining the vision and mapping current research there deserves its own dedicated post.

Why bundle DK + ZK: Their technical complexities barely overlap, so development can proceed in parallel and merge cleanly. That’s the engineering case. There is also a safety case: we (strongly) conjecture DK yields faster practical convergence of total DAG ordering. Under normal operation the delta is likely inconsequential; under powerful attack attempts DK’s convergence could be much faster—possibly by orders of magnitude. Faster convergence of total order is especially valuable for smart‑contract systems that are highly order‑sensitive. This further strengthens the case for linking the two upgrades.

Additional elements that should ship with them are support for reverse MEV auctions and oracle voting mechanisms (two of @hashdag’s ongoing research efforts with @yaish_aviv and @elimmea respectively; see his recent Sydney/HK talks), seizing the opportunity to address some of DeFi’s hardest problems using Kaspa’s unique structure. Once full smart contracts are live we will inevitably inherit the MEV + oracle weak spots seen elsewhere. By making a few minimal, high‑leverage consensus changes now, we can “apply the remedy before the blow”. Engineering cost here is negligible relative to DK + ZK while ecosystem upside is large. Here is how we can approach each:

MEV. Proposed approach: reverse auctions in which miners offer kickbacks to users for transaction‑ordering (or bundle) rights. Kaspa’s parallel 10 bps DAG already produces intra‑round competition; formalizing a kickback path captures that value for users instead of private orderflow brokers. L1 requirements are small: add a canonical kickback route and a deterministic auction‑ordering rule in consensus (how to rank conflicting bids; details are still open afaik). Game‑theoretic refinements can follow post‑fork, but a base path should exist in my opinion.

Oracles. The strategy for oracles is to leverage Kaspa’s high bps to enable a robust, real-time attestation network, with data aggregated from numerous miners each round. From an L1 perspective, the main consideration is whether to tie this system to PoW for greater security/sybil resistance. The practical step would be to add miner voting mechanics at the consensus level. This is a low-cost, preparatory change that provides significant future flexibility for L2 oracle designs.

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Overall I expect dk/zk branches to begin landing soon in rk’s main repository. Looking forward to this turning into a beautiful decentralized open source coding voyage

[Dr Martin Hiesboeck @MHiesboeck]

Get Ready for the Next Big Leap in Kaspa!

It’s time for our quarterly update on what is still the Doc’s favorite chain.

Exciting times are ahead for Kaspa!

The team knows you're eagerly awaiting some major upgrades, and they're here to give you a clear picture of what's coming and why it's going to be a game-changer.
Think of it this way: Kaspa is already incredibly fast, but the team is working on making it even better – faster, more secure, and ready for a whole new world of applications.

What's in Store? 🏬

The Dagknight and ZK L1<>L2 Bridge!
You might have heard about Dagknight (DK) and the ZK L1<>L2 bridge. These are two big projects, and while they seem separate, the team actually sees a lot of benefits in launching them together. The team is also taking this opportunity to add some key improvements that will help them tackle tough challenges like MEV-resistance (preventing unfair advantages in transaction ordering) and oracle-voting (getting reliable real-world data onto the network).

Why the Wait for Dagknight?

The team knows they initially hoped to have Dagknight sooner. There are a couple of good reasons for the delay:

🔑 Blazing Fast Blocks: After the Kaspa rewrite in Rust, it made perfect sense to push for even more speed, going from 1 block per second to a lightning-fast 10 blocks per second.

This took about a year of dedicated work! Remember the Doc told you last year to be patient!!

📜 Smart Contracts First: The community strongly pushed for smart contracts. The team realized that getting smart contracts up and running would allow developers to start building amazing things on Kaspa right away. This "unleashing of potential" allows the team to perfect the core Kaspa network without slowing down growth.

This update gives you a sneak peek into all the exciting research and development happening behind the scenes at Kaspa.

Diving Deeper into Dagknight (DK)
Dagknight is a new way of organizing transactions that builds on Kaspa's existing GHOSTDAG technology. It's designed to make the ordering of transactions even faster and more reliable, especially under challenging network conditions. The team will be sharing more details about its practical benefits and how it will be implemented in a future post.

Understanding the ZK L1<>L2 Bridge 🌉

In the past year, the team has been exploring how to best integrate Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology with Kaspa. Their approach focuses on what they call "based ZK rollups." This means that Kaspa's core network (L1) will handle all the crucial steps for ZK layers, like ordering transactions, making sure data is available, and finalizing transactions.

The main area still under research is how to make sure transactions that involve multiple ZK layers happen smoothly and at the same time. The team will have a dedicated post explaining this vision in more detail soon!

Why Bundle DK + ZK? It's a Win-Win!

You might be wondering why the team is combining Dagknight and the ZK L1<>L2 bridge.

🚪 Smoother Development: From an engineering standpoint, these two technologies have very little overlap, meaning they can be developed in parallel and easily brought together.

🔒 Enhanced Security: The team strongly believes that Dagknight will make the ordering of transactions even faster and more secure. This is incredibly valuable for smart contracts, which are very sensitive to the order in which things happen. By combining these upgrades, the team makes the smart contract system even more robust against potential attacks.

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

$kas moving

[wel @ryan_bulosan]

Dont miss $kas

[Crypto Rover @cryptorover]

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