Kaspa developers describe vProgs as tiny sovereign rollup-like structures, and argue that true sovereignty comes from Dapp-level privacy rather than Layer-2 rollups. Moreover, Kaspa Kii showed real energy pilots demonstrating Kaspa’s real-world industrial potential
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.
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.
This week we discuss ecosystem updates, research upgrades, and traditional finance tokenizing the world via Kaspian settlement.
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.
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.
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
Thu Oct 02 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniAs the Kasplex team expressed: “Kasplex zkEVM is not just our achievement, it is the result of collective dedication, collaboration, and belief in what Kaspa can become.” To understand why this launch matters, it’s helpful to trace the history and logic of smart contracts, from theory to today.
Wed Oct 01 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniWhat a week for Kaspa! From the long-awaited Kasplex L2 launch, which brings smart contracts to life, to Nick Szabo himself weighing in on Kaspa discussions, the spotlight has never been brighter. We also saw the debut of a DEX aggregator, fresh progress on KRC20 bridges, and Kaspa making waves all the way to Singapore.
Tue Sep 23 2025
Jennifer GhelardiniWhat a week for Kaspa and the crypto world! From Kurncy Wallet’s new Kaspa Innovation Standard for Redemption (KISR) to exchange competitions, world-record ambitions, and big moves from regulators and financial authorities, there’s no shortage of action. Let’s jump into the week’s top highlights.
This week in the Kaspa ecosystem has been packed with excitement and milestones. Michael Sutton released the draft v0.01 of the vProgs Yellow Paper, giving developers a deep look into modular, composable smart contracts on Kaspa. The Kaspa Alliance for Transparency hosted the inaugural Kaspa Experience in Berlin, bringing the community together to explore real-world applications of the protocol.
There were exciting developments this week as innovation and adoption continue to accelerate for the Kaspa community. The Kasplex L2 launch is now officially on track for this month, bringing new opportunities for scaling and growth across the network. At the same time, projects like Vivoor, the first Kaspa powered streaming platform, showcases the creativity and energy thriving within the ecosystem.
