News and Updates
Unveiling the “Crescendo” Hard-Fork roadmap — 10BPS and more
In this post, an outline of the tentative roadmap for the upcoming hard-fork, hereby named the Crescendo Hard-Fork, is explained: what it will likely include, and the process of deploying it.
KASmedia's Wallet Guide for Hot and Cold KAS Storage
Fri Aug 16 2024
Jennifer GhelardiniIn the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, finding the right wallet to store your assets securely is crucial. As the popularity of Kaspa continues to grow, understanding the various types of crypto wallets available for this unique cryptocurrency becomes essential.
Kaspa Token Projects Part One
Thu Jul 04 2024
Jennifer GhelardiniIt's a thrilling phase in the Kaspa universe, marked by the Rust migration and the birth of Kasplex; it is the time in its life cycle when project teams are looking to build their projects on Kasplex. Projects range from more serious projects, like mental health applications, to meme coin projects and everything in between. This article series will highlight these projects being built on Kasplex.
Introducing Kasplex and its Launch: Series One
Thu Jul 04 2024
Jennifer GhelardiniKasplex launched its Closed Beta for users with technical backgrounds on Kaspa Testnet 11 (TN11) on May 24, 2024. Kasplex is compatible with Go and Rust nodes but optimized at 10 BPS. As of June 17, 2...
Dr. Sompolinsky's Talk - "It is Possible"
Tue Jun 11 2024
Jennifer GhelardiniThe official Kaspa YouTube channel recently posted Part Three of the February 22, 2024, Israel Kaspa meetup, where founder Dr. Yonatan Sompolinsky discussed subjects such as anti-parallelism, MEV, and oracles in decentralized finance (DeFi). The talk was given in Hebrew and translated by Eyal Yablonka and Arnon Lauden. The video was produced and edited by KASMedia’s own Rhubarbian.
Kaspa at Next Block Expo 2024
Fri May 31 2024
Jennifer GhelardiniThe Next Block Expo (NBX), the Blockchain Festival of Europe, took place in Warsaw, Poland, May 15-16, 2024, and hosted over 2,000 participants for a weekend of networking and learning with Web3 founders, developers, and enthusiasts from all over the world.
Data and Analytics
Kaspa Market Outshining Bitcoin with Resilience and Growth Potential Amid Market Turbulence
Fri Sep 13 2024
Shay ShaoKaspa is currently demonstrating remarkable resilience and growth potential in the volatile cryptocurrency market, particularly when compared to Bitcoin. Despite Bitcoin struggling below its Short-Term Holder (STH) Realized Price for much of the past month, Kaspa has managed to stay above this critical support level, reflecting its relative strength and stability.
Riding the Wave of Renewed Investor Interest and Global Liquidity Surge
Fri Sep 06 2024
Shay ShaoKaspa's recent trading volume tripled following its Binance Live debut, indicating strong and sustained market interest. This persistent volume suggests ongoing market engagement, attracting more participants and signaling potential future price action. Currently, Kaspa's price is below the Short-Term Holders (STH) Realized Price, offering a strategic buying opportunity for value-seeking investors.
Kaspa Network Sees Volume Surge and Stability After Binance Live Success
Tue Aug 27 2024
Shay ShaoKaspa Network has shown significant boost in market activity following the success of its first Binance Live episode, which garnered 82,000 views. This event catalyzed a nearly fourfold increase in daily trading volumes, from 300 million UTXO to 1.2 billion UTXO, reflecting growing market interest.
A Resilient Outlook Amidst Distribution Dynamics
Mon Aug 19 2024
Shay ShaoThe Kaspa market has exhibited strong resilience, rebounding robustly after a recent global market dip. Trading between $0.16 and $0.17, Kaspa maintains crucial support above the 200-day moving average (200DMA), fostering a bullish sentiment. Overall, Kaspa is well-positioned for potential future gains, making it a cryptocurrency to watch closely.
Accelerating Investor Growth Amid Price Dip
Thu Aug 08 2024
Shay ShaoIn the recent global market turbulence, Kaspa has demonstrated less market setback than Bitcoin. This is reflected in the accelerating growth of investors, as evidenced by the increase in the number of addresses holding at least 1,000 KAS. This indicates that investors perceive the dip as a buying opportunity.
Recorded All-Time High and Metrics Confirm Bull Cycle Has More Room
Thu Aug 01 2024
Shay ShaoThe Kaspa Network has experienced a notable transition in recent weeks. Following a month-long period of consolidation, where the price fluctuated within a narrow range between 16 to 18 cents, the market saw a significant breakout yesterday, culminating in an all-time high of 20.7 cents.
Interviews
Kaspa Miner Series: An Interview with Goldshell
On September 9, 2023, KASmedia was fortunate to interview members of the Goldshell team as part of our mining interview series. Founded in 2017, Goldshell is a crypto miner manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, with additional offices in Hangzhou, Hong Kong, and Singapore. According to their website, Goldshell is available in 130+ countries, with over fifty global partners, and over 40,000 registered users.
Kaspa Miner Series: Interview with ICERIVER
As part of the continuing miner interview series, KASmedia interviewed the team behind ICERIVER. ICERIVER specializes in Kaspa ASICS and affordable at-home miners. We spoke to Ray, ICERiVER's head of marketing and KAS Mining Manufacturer Representative, about their role in the Kaspa community and in global crypto mining in general.
An Interview with Tangem: Revolutionizing Cold Storage for Kaspa
Recently, we caught up with Nikita Rybachuk, Manager of Business Development (BD) and Partnerships at Tangem, to learn more about their wallet technology, wearables, and collaborations with Kaspa. See the full interview here.
Kaspa Mining Series: Interview with Christian Ludwig
On July 7, 2024, we had the privilege of sending interview questions to Christian Ludwig, an influential member of the cryptocurrency community and one of the largest holders of Kaspa—at one point, the largest holder. He is an Inc. 500 Entrepreneur and runs the Kaspa mining company c#rate. Additionally, he is Kaspa's US East Coast business development volunteer representative.
Rusty Kaspa FAQs
Sun May 19 2024
Jennifer GhelardiniWe spoke with Michael Sutton and CoderofStuff to clarify some of our questions about the recent RustyKaspa rewrite. The rewrite upgrade went live on May 13, 2024, achieving 10 blocks per second on affordable hardware and supporting up to 32 blocks per second on commodity hardware. Moreover, Rusty Kaspa enhanced security and simplified development.
Kaspa Theory
Understanding GHOSTDAG, Exercises for Chapter 1C
Tue Sep 10 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) 1. * Prove that no chain selection rule can satisfy the first attempt at defin...
Understanding GHOSTDAG, Exercises for Chapter 1B
Tue Sep 10 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) 1. Draw all rooted trees with exactly five vertices. 2. Show that a rooted ...
Understanding GHOSTDAG, Exercises for Chapter 1A
Tue Sep 10 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) 1. Can you devise a BFT algorithm that is secure against one out of seven malicio...
Understanding GHOSTDAG Preface and Introduction
Fri Sep 06 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) PREFACE When Kaspa launched almost three years ago, I found myself in an awkward...
Sketch of Bitcoin Security Proof* (Understanding GHOSTDAG Chapter 1C, Post 5)
Thu Sep 05 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) In this post, we dive in some depth into the mathematics of proving Bitcoin’s secu...
Selfish Mining* (Understanding GHOSTDAG Chapter 1C, Post 6)
Wed Sep 04 2024
Shai (Deshe) Wyborski(This post is part of the Understanding GHOSTDAG [https://kasmedia.com/article/understanding-ghostdag-intro] series) This post is mainly dedicated to a subtle phenomenon called selfish mining, a very...
Latest Articles
Kaspa Market Outshining Bitcoin with Resilience and Growth Potential Amid Market Turbulence
Fri Sep 13 2024
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Understanding GHOSTDAG, Exercises for Chapter 1C
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