Check out recent ZK Knowledge updates and Covenant ++ resources. At the same time, real apps in gaming, education, markets, and commerce are launching, alongside steadily growing developer participation.
The Kaspa ecosystem is advancing! Spanning core protocol direction (Covenant++ toward zk execution and vProgs), major performance optimizations, new oracle research grounded in no-arbitrage price discovery, and early institutional settlement infrastructure via ISO 20022 bridging.
Kaspa’s 2026 introduced Testnet 12, which introduced KIP-17 covenants to expand base-layer programmability without sacrificing PoW decentralization, while core contributors outlined a long-term ZK vision centered on Cairo’s provable safety. Alongside renewed debate with Ethereum over the blockchain trilemma, growing external coverage, and Igra Labs’ mainnet preparations, these signals point to rising visibility and ecosystem maturity heading into 2026.
Thu Jan 01 2026
Jennifer GhelardiniThe Kaspian 2025 was defined by the Crescendo hard fork, which increased throughput to 10 blocks per second, and the release of the vProgs white paper to ensure shared liquidity across Kaspa L2s. With the base layer stabilized, the ecosystem shifted toward Layer 2s, applications, KRC20 tokens, NFTs, and expanded developer infrastructure.
