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Kaspa
What this page is: neutral, sourced facts about Kaspa. Every line links where it was checked. 9 facts, 0 from primary sources. Educational, not financial advice.
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Launch
- Launch in November 2021. secondary source source
Founders and creators
- The project began through DAGLabs, a research company founded by Sompolinsky and funded by Polychain Capital. secondary source source
Origin story
- The project began through DAGLabs, a research company founded by Sompolinsky and funded by Polychain Capital. secondary source source
Stated purpose
- Kaspa's mission is to create a PoW that operates with internet speed. secondary source source
Consensus mechanism
- Proof of work blockDAG using the GHOSTDAG protocol. secondary source source
- GHOSTDAG allows parallel blocks to coexist and orders them within a Directed Acyclic Graph (blockDAG). secondary source source
Supply model
- Kaspa's monetary policy decreases emissions geometrically over time based on the 12-note scale of music. secondary source source
Key milestones
- The Crescendo upgrade, a hardfork, increased Kaspa's block rate to 10 BPS. secondary source source
Notable events and controversies
- The Crescendo upgrade, a hardfork, increased Kaspa's block rate to 10 BPS while maintaining network stability. secondary source source
Sources & studies
Last checked: 2026-11-04 · Prices, market caps and circulating supply are left out on purpose because they change by the minute. Educational, not financial advice.
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