News and Updates
The Weekly Knight: Binance? More like Bye-nance!
In the news this week: Kaspa’s 4th Birthday; an update to the 1,000 node challenge; Yonatan delivered a mic drop moment after winning the Binance Blockchain Innovation Award; Igra Labs released its litepaper for their based rollup L2 built on Kapsa; and Kaspa at the Dii Desert Energy sparks new interest for Kaspa in the clean energy space.
Parallel Finance Weekly: Canadian Crypto Legislation, Stablecoins in Africa, and Trumpster
Welcome to the new weekly series covering traditional finance on-chain DeFi news beyond Kaspa (but with a Kaspa twist). Last week, Trump was featured again at the American Business Forum and on CBS 60 Minutes. Balancer exploit drained over $128M from V2 Composable Stable Pools, a new crypto legislation is advancing in the UK, Canada, and Malaysia, and Africa is paving the way for a continental stablecoin network.
The Weekly Knight: Traditional Finance Needs Kaspa to Survive
This week we discuss ecosystem updates, research upgrades, and traditional finance tokenizing the world via Kaspian settlement.
The Weekly Knight: Kaspa as The Future Digital Maritime Silk Road
As Kaspa approaches its fourth birthday, the network is celebrating with in-person events in Dubai, London, Nigeria, and New York, alongside the 1,000 Node Initiative and a Flux x Nacho Kat NFT giveaway. Kaspa developer Ori Newman appeared on the XXIM Podcast to discuss oracles and his journey with Kaspa, while Kaspa Silver shared a thoughtful warning about Kaspa L2s.
The Weekly Knight: Kaspa Onboarding A Billion AI Crypto Users
Over the past two weeks, while the crypto market faced the largest liquidation event in history, wiping out 19.5 billion USD in leveraged positions and liquidating 1.6 million traders, Kaspa projects continued to build and break records. The network processed 158 million transactions in a single day, setting a new world record for the fastest proof-of-work blockchain and underscoring its unmatched scalability and resilience.
The Weekly Knight: L2s and Fast PoW
It's been an exciting week of growth and progress across the ecosystem. Kaspa core developer Ori Newman launched a new community Q&A platform, and Michael Sutton shared fresh insights on fast proof-of-work. Kaspa now has nodes on nearly every continent, and the Kaspa Education Series held another event in Nigeria. KasUnder appeared on the XXIM podcast to discuss their Bubble Maps and support for native KAS transactions
Data and Analytics
Kaspa at the Edge of Crescendo: Steady, Tightening, and Poised for a Breakout
Thu May 01 2025
Shay ShaoKaspa has finally shaken off five months of downtrend. With a big network upgrade only days away, Kaspa is tip-toeing out of bear territory and eyeing its next growth spurt.
Riding the Waves: Kaspa’s Volatile Journey and the Crescendo of Market Momentum
Mon Apr 14 2025
Shay ShaoThis market review delves into the recent price trends, technical indicators, and market sentiments that define Kaspa's current position. It evaluates short-term momentum shifts, the potential impact of the realized price, and broader market conditions to forecast Kaspa's trajectory in the context of its upcoming Crescendo upgrade and general cryptocurrency trends.
On-Chain Signals and Long-Term Holder Conviction Fuel Recovery Prospects
Tue Mar 25 2025
Shay ShaoKaspa has recently settled around $0.08 following a swift rebound from its long-term holder (LTH) realized price near $0.06. This quick bounce suggests strong underlying demand, especially from those who view Kaspa’s current level as a potential value zone.
Kaspa Market Review: Glimmers of a Bottom on the Horizon?
Thu Mar 13 2025
Shay ShaoKaspa’s recent price dip has of the past two weeks left many investors questioning if this represents a final capitulation before recovery or if it's simply another step down in a prolonged bear phase...
Kaspa Market Review: Signs of Accumulation Amid Short-Term Weakness
Tue Feb 25 2025
Shay ShaoKaspa's market performance has been a mixed bag, with significant bearish trends in price but encouraging long-term holding behavior. While short-term volatility continues and the price remains strongly undervalued, the underlying fundamentals suggest that the network is gradually entering an accumulation phase, setting the stage for a potential rebound.
Kaspa Shows Resilience: Support Levels Reclaimed as Market Stabilizes
Mon Feb 17 2025
Shay ShaoKaspa has shown resilience by reclaiming key long-term support levels, but short-term indicators remain weak. The dominance of long-term holders and historically low valuation metrics suggest that downside risk is decreasing, but sustained capital inflows are needed to confirm a broader uptrend.
Interviews
An Interview with Chad Ballantyne: Kaspa Commons and its New Voice for a Growing Ecosystem
Fri Sep 12 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniLed by Chad Ballantyne—the creative mind behind the official Kaspa logo and brand identity—Kaspa Commons is more than just a new social account; it's a new Kaspa community.
An Interview with CryptoPumpz: A True Heavyweight in the Kaspa Community
Mon Jul 21 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniWe’re excited to share this interview with Ger, better known as CryptoPumpz—a passionate voice in the Kaspa community whose enthusiasm shines through in every livestream and upload.
Interviewing the Kings of Kaspian Point-of-Sale: Kasway
Wed Jun 18 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniKasway aims to create the best crypto-native PoS system, which not only complements fiat but eventually plans to replace it with KAS. We caught up with the Kasway team to hear how it all came together—the rebuild, the roadblocks, and their mission to make KAS more than just an asset but a currency people can actually use.
A KaspaCom Interview with Sione, Founder and CEO
Fri May 30 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniIn this new interview, we spoke with Sione Milhem, Founder and CEO of KaspaCom, to discuss the platform’s transformation—from its origins as a simple DEX to its vision as a full-spectrum hub for DeFi, education, and media within the Kaspa ecosystem.
An Interview with Kaspa Core: Ori Newman
Tue May 13 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniIn this piece, we interview Ori Newman. As a core contributor to Kaspa, Ori plays a central role in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in decentralized networks. His blend of technical rigor and forward-thinking vision has made him one of the most respected voices in the blockchain space.
An Igra Labs Interview: A Bright Kaspa Future and a Dark Bitcoin Past
Mon May 12 2025
Nicholas SismilKASmedia recently sat down with the team behind Igra Labs, primarily Pavel and Dennis. We wanted this interview to cover the overall future of L2 scaling, not just for Kaspa but for proof-of-work in general, particularly Bitcoin.
Kaspa Theory
Understanding MEV Through Simulation and Kaspa Solutions
Mon Apr 28 2025
VyteWe have a guest article from Vyte, an important Kaspa community member, especially in the X world. In this article, Vyte breaks down Maximal Extractable Value (otherwise known as MEV) problems, potential attacks, and how Kaspa serves as a potential solution via block parallelism, kickbacks, fair ordering, and auctions.
A Clean Kaspian Future: Desert Energy, Clean Energy Trading and Kaspa Kii
Due to Kaspa's unforgeable costliness from mining, we believe mining energy securing Kaspa must be abundantly available, climate neutral, and as cheap as possible. In this piece, we cover the history and theory of clean energy, MENA's energy infrastructure, the development of Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) , and the future of Kaspa Kii.
The Three Woes of Bitcoin’s Fee Market (and How blockDAGs Can Fix Them)
Wed Jan 22 2025
Shai (Deshe) WyborskiNote: this text is outdated and unmainted. An up-to-date version is available here [https://functor.network/user/912/entry/950]. The fee market of a cryptocurrency is extremely important for long-ter...
Security of BlockDAGs (Understanding GHOSTDAG Chapter 1D, post 4)
Wed Oct 09 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) We are finally set to define the security of a blockDAG protocol. It turns out th...
Honesty Vs. Rationality (Understanding GHOSTDAG Chapter 1D, post 3)
Sun Oct 06 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) So far, we mostly assumed that a majority of the miners is honest. That is, that t...
HeavyHash is not "broken"
Sat Sep 28 2024
Shai (Deshe) WyborskiFINAL UPDATE Toni decided to respond to this post with his on-brand oblivious aggressiveness. As you can see in the comments, the “discussion” quickly devolved to open threats, culminating in an expl...
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