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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

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Celebrating Kasplex : A Cypherpunk History of Smart Contracts

Thu Oct 02 2025

Jennifer Ghelardini

As 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.

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The Weekly Knight: Szabo, Szabo, Szabo, Szabo

Wed Oct 01 2025

Jennifer Ghelardini

What 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.

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The Weekly Knight: Kaspa is the Most Active PoW Network

Tue Sep 23 2025

Jennifer Ghelardini

What 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.

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The Weekly Knight: Introducing vProgs and a Rundown of the Inaugural Kaspa Experience

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.

The Weekly Knight: We are Taking Over

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.

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The Weekly Knight: Smart Contracts?

This week, there were several important updates and exciting developments across the Kaspa ecosystem. The Kasplex L2 (layer 2) launch has been delayed, with the team taking extra time to ensure a flawless rollout. Meanwhile, Zealous Swap, Kasplex, and the Kaspa Alliance for Transparency (KAT) announced a collaboration to build a secure bridge between the Kaspa layer 1 (L1) and Kasplex layer 2 (L2) for KRC20 tokens.

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The Weekly Knight: Bitcoin and Turtles All the Way Down

It’s been a packed week for Kaspa, with exciting developments across the ecosystem. Dr. Yonatan Sompolinsky sat down for a marathon seven-and-a-half-hour interview, diving deep into Kaspa, while a new KIP proposal explored strengthening Kaspa’s quantum resiliency.

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The Weekly Knight: Quantum Computation and KEF Research

In this Weekly Knight, we discuss the potential harm of, or lack thereof, quantum computation to the crypto and blockchain sphere. Also, read about the new KEF research regarding stablecoin theory and Kaspa ecosystem updates across the board.

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The Weekly Knight: Fulfilling the Cypherpunk Vision

Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.

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The Weekly Knight: Kaspa is More Relevant Than Bitcoin

We are relevant and we are inevitable. See the latest news in all things Kaspa, with the latest L2 updates and media headlines.

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What the White House Crypto Report Means for Kaspa

Mon Aug 04 2025

Jennifer Ghelardini

The following article highlights key insights from the 166-page White House Crypto Report, focusing on the most relevant points for the Kaspa community. Rather than covering every detail, we’ll spotlight the sections with the greatest potential impact for all Kaspians and KAS holders.

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